Chronicle of Georgia: Draped Figure Holding a Scroll

Draped Figure Holding a Scroll. 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. A relief of books, scrolls and the people who wrote them, seen up close on a pillar. Georgian polyphonic singing, with its three interwoven voices, was among the first traditions UNESCO named a masterpiece of humanity’s intangible heritage.