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  "The Art of Silver Mastership in 4th–19th Century Georgia" Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi   Some of the pleasures of visiting Tbilisi, Georgia, are the exhibitions about its history. This summer I visited   The Art of Silver Mastership in 4th–19th Century Georgia , an exhibition bringing together remarkable silver objects excavated from archaeological sites throughout Georgia. Spanning more than 1,500 years, the exhibition is about silversmithing and also about the lives of the people who owned these objects.   The exhibition traces the extraordinary skill of Georgian silversmiths through centuries of changing kingdoms, invasions, trade routes, and fashions. Every display case contains objects that were once part of everyday life, or at least the everyday life of those wealthy enough to own them.   There are elegant jewellery pieces: rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and finely worked pendants. There are ornate clothing accessories, such as dress pins, ...

  La Porte de Mars  – the Gate of Mars – built   at the end of the 2 nd  century, is the largest monumental arch of Roman antiquity still visible. It is a true historical treasure and a testimony to the importance of the city of Reims in the Roman Empire.   Under the central arcade, sculpted reliefs represent agricultural and wine-growing activities and work. Reims was already a city strongly defined by vines and wine. Under the eastern arcade, there is an image of a she-wolf suckling the human twins Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. According to legend, it was Remus, chased away by his brother, who founded Rome.   La Porte de Mars, listed as a historical monument in 1840, has recently been renovated.    MARTINA NICOLLS MartinaNicollsWebsite    I    Rainy Day Healing    I    Martinasblogs    I    Publications    I    Facebook    I    Paris We...