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Template:Infobox Artifact The Panagyurishte Treasure (Bulgarian: Панагюрско златно съкровище), also known as the "Panagyurishte hoard," is a grouping of artifacts of archeological significance accidently discovered by three factory workers near Panagyruishte, Bulgaria on December 8, 1949.[1] Peter Gorbanov, a curator at a local museum near the site of the find, determined the find to be a spectacular collection of Thracian artifacts. The find was ultimately determined to be from the turn of the fourth to the third century B.C. and was one of the greatest gold hoards ever discovered, at the time.[2]

Description

The treasure consists of a phiale, an amphora-rhyton, and seven rhyta with total weight of 6.164 kilograms (13.59 lb) of 24-karat gold.[3][4][5] All nine vessels are richly and skilfully decorated.[6] It is dated from the turn of the 4th-3rd centuries BC.[7] It is thought to have been used as a royal ceremonial set by the Thracian king Seuthes III[8][9][10].

The items may have been buried to hide them during 4th century BC invasions of the area by the Celts or Macedonians.[11] The phiale carries inscriptions giving its weight in Greek drachmae and Persian darics.[12]

Discovery

Deikov Brothers holding the treasure

It was accidentally discovered on 8 December 1949 by three brothers, Pavel, Petko, and Michail Deikov, who worked together at the region of “Merul” tile factory near the railway station of the town of Panagyurishte, Bulgaria.[13] At the time of its discovery it was considered "the richest treasure to have been unearthed in Europe since World War II.".[14]

Exhibitions around the world and replicas

As one of the best known surviving artefacts of Thracian culture, the treasure has been displayed at various museums around the world.[15][6][16][17][18] The treasure is the centerpiece of the Thracian art collection of the Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum, the National Museum of History in Sofia, and the History Museum in Panagyurishte.[19] There are three replica sets, which are displayed in the museums in Panagyurishte, Sofia and Plovdiv, when the authentic treasure is lent for exhibitions abroad.[20]

See also

Notes

  1. Williams, A. R., Preston, D. J., & Hiebert, F. T. (2021). Lost cities, ancient tombs: 100 discoveries that changed the world. National Geographic. p. 230. ISBN 9781426221989.
  2. Williams, A. R., Preston, D. J., & Hiebert, F. T. (2021). Lost cities, ancient tombs: 100 discoveries that changed the world. National Geographic. p. 231. ISBN 9781426221989.
  3. Tsontchev, Dimiter (1955), "The Gold Treasure of Panagurishte", Archaeology, 8, pp. 218–227 
  4. Venedikov, Ivan (1968). Thracian Art in Bulgaria; Translated by Marguerite Alexieva. Sofia: Sofia Press. pp. 52–60. 
  5. "Панагюрско съкровище". Кратка българска енциклопедия (ОПЕРЕ-СТРОЙ). IV. София: Издателство на Българска академия на науките. 1967. p. 61. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Thracian Treasures from Bulgaria; Introduction by Lionel Casson; Essay by Ivan Venedikov; Photographs by Lee Boltin; Design by Irwin Glusker with Christian von Rosenvinge and Eloise Vega. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1977. pp. 41–53, 61. https://archive.org/details/thraciantreasure00metr. Retrieved 23 February 2018. 
  7. Simon, Erika (1960), "DER GOLDSCHATZ VON PANAGJURISTE - EINE SCHÖPFUNG DER ALEXANDERZEIT", Antike Kunst, 3, pp. 3–29 
  8. The nine sensational gold vessels were initially announced as "vessels from which Alexander the Great may have drunk". See Illustrated London News of December 11th, 1954, pp. 1056-1057. Kontoleon, N.M. (1962), "The Gold Treasure of Panagurischte", Balkan Studies, 3, p. 186 
  9. Ovcharov, Dimiter (2003). "The Panagyurishte Treasure: The Shine of Thracian Royal Gold". Fifteen Treasures from Bulgarian Lands. Sofia: Bulgarian Bestseller, National Museum of Bulgarian Books and Polygraphy. p. 47. 
  10. Graham, J.W. (1957), "Auri Sacra Fames", Phoenix, 11, p. 116 
  11. Fanthrope, Lionel; Fanthorpe, Patricia (2009). Secrets of the World’s Undiscovered Treasures. Toronto, Ontario: Dundurn. p. 72. 
  12. Thracian Treasures from Bulgaria: Checklist of The Special Exhibition, June 11- September 4, 1977, coordinated by Dietrich von Bothmer, item 362. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1977. http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15324coll10/id/199379. Retrieved 1 June 2018. 
  13. Kitov, Georgi (2003). The Panagyurishte Treasure. Varna: Slavena Publishing House. pp. 6–9. 
  14. Hoffmann, Herbert (1957), "Book Review: Neue Denkmäler antiker Toreutik by Bedřich Svoboda, Dimiter Cončev, Monumenta Archaeologica. Acta Praehistorica et Historica Instituti Archaeologici Academiae Scientiarum Bohemoslovenicae Curante Jaroslovo Böhm Edita, Tomus IV, Pp. 172, figs. 46, pls. 32. Prague, 1956", American Journal of Archaeology, 61, Archaeological Institute of America, p. 391, doi:10.2307/500610 
  15. Daumas, Michèle (1978). "L'amphore de Panaguriŝté et les sept contre Thèbes". Antike Kunst 21 (1): 23. 
  16. See Thracian Treasures from Bulgaria; 12 May - 1 July, 1979, Nagoya City Museum. Tokyo: The Chunichi Shimbun, The Tokyo Shimbun. 1979. pp. 53–57. 
  17. Eisenberg, Jerome M. (January 1998). "The Wealth of the Thracians: A Spectacular Exhibitions of Thracian Treasures Travelling America". The International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology - MINERVA 9 (1): 17. http://minervamagazine.co.uk/archive_pdfs/1998_Vol_9_01.pdf. Retrieved 22 June 2018. 
  18. Kitov, Georgi (2003). The Panagyurishte Treasure. Varna: Slavena Publishing House. pp. 46–47. 
  19. McGloin, Cashel (March 2017), "The Panagyurishte Treasure", Colorado Archaeological Society - Denver Chapter 55 (3), http://cas-denver.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/March-2017-APBVerA.pdf, retrieved 27 June 2018 
  20. Ince, Kit. "Top 10 Things To Do In Sofia + Tourist's Survival Guide". 10Brutes. http://www.10brutes.com/en/10-things-to-do-in-sofia/#NIM. 

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