Ancient Gold Treasures Unearthed In Thracian Tomb Near Black Sea

International Herald tribune ^ | 9-4-2006 | AP

[blam]

Ancient gold treasures unearthed in Thracian tomb near Black Sea

The Associated Press

Published: September 4, 2006

SOFIA, Bulgaria A 2,200-year-old set of gold jewelry was unearthed from a Thracian burial mound on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, the archaeologist who led the excavations said Monday.

Daniela Agre said her team in late August found dozens of tiny jewelry pieces in the tomb of a woman, most likely a Thracian priestess, near the resort of Sinemorets, about 500 kilometers (310 miles) southeast of the capital, Sofia.

The discovery included two earrings, crafted like miniature chariots, as well as parts of gold necklaces, one decorated with a sculpture of a bull's head.

A tiny plaque that appears to be the necklace's fastener bears a Greek inscription, saying "made by Demetrius," Agre said, suggesting this could have been the name the nobleman who ordered the jewelry.

The artifacts were unearthed Aug. 25-27 during urgent recovery works at the Sinemorets mound, which was half destroyed, allegedly by a local hotel owner who thought the pile of earth was an ugly sight for tourists.

[blam]

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[FReepaholic]

...A tiny plaque that appears to be the necklace's fastener bears a Greek inscription, saying "made by Demetrius," Agre said, suggesting this could have been the name the nobleman who ordered the jewelry. ...

Logic would dictate that it would be the name of the person that MADE the jewelry, since it says "made by".

[Verginius Rufus]

Hey, this is from the International Herald-Tribune. You can't expect them to be capable of simple logic. I doubt there is any ambiguity in the Greek text--it probably does say clearly "Demetrius made (this)" rather than "made for Demetrius." There are many examples known of Greek vases inscribed with the name of the artist who decorated them--they clearly took pride in their work.

[SunkenCiv]

thanks blam.

Archeologists find unique Thracian gold near seaside
Bulgarian News Network | Tuesday, August 29, 2006 | unattributed
Posted on 08/29/2006 1:42:02 AM EDT by SunkenCiv
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[Colorado Doug]

Designer jewelry

[SunkenCiv]

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[eimmo1]

Here you can read more about thracian treasures, origin, etc.

http://ancient-bulgaria.com/?s=thracian

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