Bust Holding a Bowl. “Evil was conquered by good, for the essence of good endures” — Rustaveli’s promise fits a monument built to outlast its age. A portrait in bronze, close enough to read every line of the face and robe. Georgian is written in its own alphabet, one of only a handful in the world; its three scripts — Asomtavruli, Nuskhuri and Mkhedruli — are on UNESCO’s heritage list.