Ancient Treasures and Exceptional Finds of Eurasia
INDEX
Afghanistan
Statuette of a mountain goat Afghanistan, Tillia tepe, tomb IV 1st century. Gold. 5.2 x 4.0 cm. Musée National d’Afghanistan – MK 04.40.399. The Baktrian gold.
Bulgaria
Vulchitrun Gold Treasure. Late Bronze Age. Northwest Bulgaria Thirteen gold vessels, total weight 12.425 kg. Some of them are decorated with geometric patterns.
Kazichene. A gold bowl. Early Iron Age. Early 1st millennium cal BCE.
Shipka Gold Mask. Assigned to archaeological excavation of G. Kitov.
Topolchane Gold Mask. Assigned to archaeological excavation, but in very strange anthropological context (just by arrival of Discovery team to document the excavation of G Kitov).
Panagyurishte Gold treasure. Early 3rd century BC. Nine gold vessels, total weight 6.164 kg (23 carats), four rhytons shaped like a deer head, three rhytons featuring a female head, an amphora rhyton and a phial with concentric circles and depiction of nude Negroes. National Museum of History, Sofia.
Rogozen silver treasure. Late 5th century BC to the first 40 years of the 4th century BC. 165 silver vessels, total weight 20 kg; 31 of the vessels are gilted. The largest Thracian treasure found incidentally.
Bukyovtsi silver treasure. Late 6th-early 5th century BC. Silver vessels, an exquisite silver jewel and silver horse bridle ornaments. Ten objects preserved.
Vratsa gold and silver tumuli finds Mid-4th century BC.