The Valchitran Treasure (
Bulgarian: Вълчитрънско златно съкровище) is an early
Thracian treasure.
Discovery
It was discovered on 28 December 1924 by two brothers who were working in their vineyard near the village of
Valchitran, 22 km southeast of
Pleven,
Bulgaria.[1][2]
Description
The
hoard consists of 13 receptacles, different in form and size, and weighs in total 12.5 kg:
two round platters
five round domed pieces, two with central handles
three cups with handles
a jug with handle
three leaf shaped vessels with handles
a bowl with two handles (4.5 kg of gold)
The gold metal has a natural mixture of 9.7%
silver.
The scientists dated the treasure back to
1300 BC, at the time of the
Thracians.
^Ovcharov, Dimiter (2005). "The Vulchitrun Treasure". Fifteen Treasures from Bulgarian Lands. Translated by Pencheva, Maya. Sofia: Bulgarian Bestseller, National Museum of Books and Polygraphy. pp. 20–21.
^Crampton, R. J. (2005). A Concise History of Bulgaria (2nd ed.). Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paolo: Cambridge University Press. p.
1.
^Thracian Treasures from Bulgaria. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1977. pp.
13–14, 24–25. Retrieved 23 February 2018 – via Internet Archive.
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