Famous findLate 4th century BC · found 2004
The Vani Gold: a Colchian noble's golden headdress from the land of the Golden Fleece
In 2004 archaeologists at Vani in western Georgia, ancient Colchis, opened a grave where a noble lay with four companions and a horse, wearing a gold headdress with griffins, a stag and deer. Vani's gold made it famous as the land of the Golden Fleece.