Winged Persian Lion from Meshkheti, Georgia
There have been finds of a golden winged lion at
Meshkheti, Republic of Georgia with Persian inscriptions. The Georgian
Academy of Sciences (especially the Manuscript division) and Professor
Abuladze have worked extensively in dating and identifying this
astounding discovery made originally in 2000.
Preliminary photo of the golden
Winged-Lion of Meshkheti (Copyright of Georgian Academy of Sciences and
Manuscripts, Tbilisi, Georgia). Georgian Iranologists and the Georgian
Academy of Sciences have determined that the origin of this lion is
from Iran. The reports of the study have been transferred to Kaveh
Farrokh to be compiled for publication.
The last decade has seen a virtual explosion in
the field of Iranian Studies in Georgia, notably the (pre and post)
Achaemenid, Parthian, Sassanian and post-Islamic domains of Iran’s
legacy in Georgia. In that endeavor, a new link entitled: Iran and
Caucasia:
http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/persianate-civilizations/iran-and-caucasia/
My best Regards
Kaveh Farrokh
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