Rescued treasures of Bulgaria: Exhibition catalogue (7 November 2018 — 27 January 2019) (National archaeological museum. Catalogues, volume XI). Language: English—Bulgarian (bilingual)

Table of contents

Foreword

Archaeological sites — crime scenes

The war against cultural heritage

Greedy stares ever farther back into the past

Chasing metals

Ravaging and desecrating the graves of our ancestors

Looting Thracians chariots

Barbarian devastation of ancient settlements

On the cult places, Christian values and modern living conditions

Catalоgue

Cat. № 1—22. A hoard of copper axes from Polkovnik Taslakovo- Varbino, Silistra region

Cat. № 23. Axe

Cat. № 24—44. Collective find from Svishtov

Cat. № 45. Spearhead

Cat. № 46. Spearhead

Cat. № 47—54. Fibulae

Cat. № 55—59. Bracelets

Cat. № 60. Burial urn

Cat. № 61. Corinthian helmet

Cat. № 62. Thracian helmet

Cat. № 63. A pair of greaves (knemidae)

Cat. № 64. Fragment from a gilded pectoral

Cat. № 65. Arrowheads

Cat. № 66. Thracian short sword — makhaira

Cat. № 67—72. Spearheads

Cat. № 73—75. Knifes

Cat. № 76. Coins, Alexander the Great type of tetradrachms, 8 items

Cat. № 77—92. A hoard of golden jewelry and a black glazed oenochoe, Messambria cemetery

Cat. № 93—94. Rings

Cat. № 95. Earrings

Cat. № 96. Ring

Cat. № 97. Appliqué (agrapha)

Cat. № 98. Bowl

Cat. № 99. Crater

Cat. № 100—102. Phiale, cantharos and sympulum

Cat. № 103—108. Terracottas from the Muletarovo cemetery

Cat. № 109. “Megarian bowl”

Cat. № 110-111. Molds

Cat. № 112. Coin, tetrobol, of Histiaia on the island of Euboea

Cat. № 113. A coin hoard from Smolyan region

Cat. № 114. Jug (fragmented)

Cat. № 115—131. Collection of 51 bronze figurines from the village of Drangovo, Kardzhali region

Cat. № 132—133. Bowls

Cat. № 134. Cantharos

Cat. № 135. One-handled cup

Cat. № 136. Anthropomorphic cup

Cat. № 137. Three-handled cup

Cat. № 138. Two-handled cup

Cat. № 139-140. Plates

Cat. № 141. Pitcher

Cat. № 142. Three-handled vessel

Cat. № 143. Amphora

Cat. № 144. Pot

Cat. № 145—149. Plates/Bows

Cat. № 150. Jug

Cat. № 151. Cup

Cat. № 152. Pot

Cat. № 153. Candelabrium

Cat. № 154—163. Lamps

Cat. № 164—165. Balsamarium

Cat. № 166. Bottle

Cat. № 167. Jug

Cat. № 168. Oenochoe

Cat. № 169. Oenochoe

Cat. № 170. Zoomorphic vessel

Cat. № 171. Heracles Epitrapezios

Cat. № 172. Portrait of a young man

Cat. № 173. A head of an Apollo figurine

Cat. № 174. Apollo figurine

Cat. № 175. Hermes figurine

Cat. № 176. Left human palm, probably a fragment of a statue

Cat. № 177. Female torso (probably a handle of a mirror)

Cat. № 178. Tablet-mold

Cat. № 179. Votive tables

Cat. № 180. Danubian horsemen votive tables

Cat. № 181. Figurine

Cat. № 182. Votive tablet of Silvanus

Cat. № 183—186. Appliqués of a chariot

Cat. № 187—197. Appliqués of a chariot

Cat. № 198. Appliqué of a chariot

Cat. № 199. Appliqué of a chariot

Cat. № 200. Appliqué shaped as a mask of Silenus

Cat. № 201—222. Fubulae

Cat. № 223. Ring

Cat. № 224. Torques, 2 items

Cat. № 225—226. Bracelets

Cat. № 227. Pendant

Cat. № 228. Dolphin figurine

Cat. № 229-231. Intaglio rings

Cat. № 232. Metal tip shaped as animal head

Cat. № 233. Appliqué — lion’s head

Cat. № 234. Appliqué, probably an ornament of a horse harness

Cat. № 235—237. Appliqués

Cat. № 238. Pendant

Cat. № 239. Votive stick

Cat. № 240. Ampulla (?)

Cat. № 241. Ancient Greek and Latin letters

Cat. № 242—244. Spearheads

Cat. № 245—247. Arrowheads

Cat. № 248—257. Part of a golden coin hoard

Cat. № 258. Earrings/temple pendants

Cat. № 259—268. Jewelry hoard

Cat. № 269. Earrings

Cat. № 270. Bowl

Cat. № 271. A half of an enkopion — panagia

Cat. № 272. Virgin Mary Troeruchitsa [Three-handed Virgin Mary] with St John Predecessor and St Nicholas of Myra icon

Cat. № 273. St. Trinity of the New Testament icon

Cat. № 274. The Holy Martyr St Demetrios icon

Cat. № 275. Church-lamp

Cat. № 276-278. Bread stamps (cross-shaped stamps for liturgical bread)

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