Crowned Head Among Branches. The grapevine is everywhere in Georgian art — on church facades, on Saint Nino’s cross and in the reliefs — the symbol of a land of wine and faith. A crowned figure on one of the pillars, seen face to face from the height of the relief. Queen Tamar ruled from 1184 to 1213 with the title of king (mepe); her reign is remembered as Georgia’s Golden Age of art, faith and power.
