A thousand-year-old Byzantine icon was captured during an invasion

The Okona Icon is a Byzantine image present in Georgia since the 11th century and in Mingrelia since the 16th century. It was stolen by Vakhtang V during the capture of Tchakviti, after the children of the fallen prince Vameq refused to submit. This treasure was among the riches confiscated by the monarch at the end of this campaign conducted in 1658.