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| Nagi Saint Miklosh Treasure |
The treasure was discovered in 1799 in Transylvania, a region in Hungary. It consists of 23 gold vessels which weighed almost 10 kg. Most of the vessels were richly decorated with geometrical and plant ornaments, animal images and anthropoid figures. Some of the figures and decorations are a
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The Panagyurishte treasure was found accidentally (as most treasures) in 1949. It is made of high quality gold and its weight is 6 kg and consists of 9 vessels (4 rhytons, 3 decanters, 1 vials and 1 amphora-rhyton). Each of the rhytons is decorated with an exquisite head of an animal (a deer
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This treasure was not an ordinary one. It is discovered in the autumn of 1977 and consisted of a large number of exquisitely made women’s jewels (earrings, necklaces, bracelets, hair needles, and buttons from expensive clothing) and several silver Byzantine coins. Among the numerous objects
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This treasure was discovered accidentally in the autumn of 1985 in Rogozen village, Vratsa region. The overall number of the vessels amounted to 165 (1 golden and 164 silver vessles), something unobserved to this day. It turned out that the treasure was weighing 20 kg (108 shallow dishes - v
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The brothers Todor and Nikola Tsvetanovi discovered the treasure on 28 December 1924 while working in their vineyard in the village of Vulchitrun, Pleven region. The treasure consists of 13 golden vessels – cup with 1 handle (kantharos), cups with 1 handle (kiathoi) and discs. The strangest
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The Late Antique Varna treasure (beginning of the 6th c. AD) was found in 1961. It consists of 9 items weighing 417 g. These are 2 massive bracelets, a diadem, parts of 3 necklaces, a cross and 2 belt applications. All are made of pure gold.
The overall look of the treasure leaves n
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| The Gold of Varna Chalcolithic Necropolis |
The oldest gold in the world was discovered in Varna in 1972. The archaeological excavations of the Chalcolithic necropolis (second half of the 5th millennium BC) gave to the world culture a unique monument of the oldest inhabitants of Europe. The graveyard was situated very close to
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