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Panagyurishte Treasure

4th–3rd century BCE · 4th century BCE

The Panagyurishte Treasure is a Thracian hoard of nine gold vessels found in 1949 near Panagyurishte in central Bulgaria. Weighing over 6 kilograms, it includes a phiale, an amphora-rhyton and several animal-headed rhyta decorated with scenes from Greek myth, and dates from the late 4th or early 3rd century BCE. It is one of the finest surviving examples of Thracian elite metalwork.

Panagyurishte Treasure
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Odrysian Kingdom

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Panagyurishte Treasure. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/panagyurishte-treasure
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