The Thracians (, , ) were a group of Indo-European tribes inhabiting a large area in Central and Southeastern Europe, centred in modern Bulgaria. They were bordered by the Scythians to the north, the Celts and the Illyrians to the west, the Greeks to the south, and the Black Sea to the east.
The Thracians were skillful craftsmen. They made beautifully ornate golden and silver objects such as various kinds of vessels, rhytons, facial masks, pectorals, jewelry, weapons, etc. These show strong, and increasing, influence from the neighbouring cultures, especially the Greeks. They used to bury rich hoards of precious objects both to hide them in times of enemy invasions and unrest as well as for ritual purposes. To date, more than 80 Thracian treasures have been excavated in Bulgaria, the cradle of the Thracian civilization. Refer to the map which explicitly shows the territory of present-day Bulgaria.
Thracian treasure hoards Borovo Treasure Lukovit Treasure Panagyurishte Treasure Rogozen Treasure Valchitran Treasure
Thracian treasures
See also Dacian art Gold wreaths from Thrace Scythian art Thraco-Cimmerian Treasure of Nagyszentmiklós Zoomorphic style
References
Further reading The Yurta-Stroyno Archaeological Project. Studies on the Roman Rural Settlement in Thrace. P. Tušlová – B. Weissová – S. Bakardzhiev (eds.). Prague: Charles University, Faculty of Arts, 2022. (print), (online: pdf)
External links
Panagyurishte Treasure The Treasures of the Ancient Thracians
archaeology.org bbc.co.uk http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=53342 Golden Thracian Mask, 5th century B.C.