This study tries to establish the relationship between the object, the image on the object and the liturgy through the Georgian archaeological evidence, which offers a use of images in which the richness and complexity of the programs go beyond a simple iconographic defi nition. The frequent use of the representation of ritual objects reveals that the repertoire of Georgian monuments of the early Middle Ages draws not only on biblical and hagiographic texts but also on the ritual, especially on the Divine Liturgy. This reference to the liturgy establishes the function of the object and, in some cases, enables us to make assumptions about the reconstitution of the ritual itself.