Chronicle of Georgia: Central Figure with Attendants

Central Figure with Attendants. Crowned heads look out from several pillars — the Bagrationi dynasty ruled parts of Georgia for about a thousand years, one of the longest reigns in Europe. A crowned figure on one of the pillars, seen face to face from the height of the relief. Rustaveli’s line sums up Georgian generosity: “What you give away is yours; what you keep is lost.”