Obj. ID: 11444
Sacred and Ritual Objects   Limoni, Tbilisi

The tower shaped silver rimon consists of a shaft, a body and an apex.The shaft is cylindrical and tapering upwards and it bears a ring on bottom.The shaft is surmounted by a globular capital. The body consists of four facets each framed by an architectural arch.The upper part of the body bears a square flat roof with petal shaped ends. Its four corners are pierced and bear four rings, each suspending a chain with a globular bell grooved by a central rim.The body ends in a domed roof divided into four square facets continuing the faceted body. Each facet is decorated with a lili steming out of a vase within a rounded cornered square frame. These are surmounted by a coronet from which stems out a cut cone shaped collar and a globular capital. The apex is in the form of a rosette.