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The Borovo Thracian treasure was found by accident in the late 1974, during deep ploughing of one of the cultivated fields at the Belensky Hill, located nearby the village of Borovo (Bulgaria)
It is a splendid table set of five silver-and-gilt vessels: three rhytons, shaped at the base in the form of half-figures: of a horse, a bull, and a sphinx; a big bowl with two handles, and a rhyton jug-pitcher with images of deities enjoying a feast, scenes from the mythological cycles with Dionysus and Heracles, sphinxes, satyrs and griffons. The finding has been dated to the first half of the 4th century BC.
There is an inscription on the sphinx-headed rhyton reading as follows: “[Belongs to] Cotys from [the town of] Beos.” This sign gives grounds to assume that the treasure set was a gift from the king of Thrace Cotys I (382-359 BC) to a local Getic ruler. Both the historical sources and the archaeological findings prove the popularity of ritual gift giving in ancient Thrace.
We provide high-class quality replica of the Borovo Thracian treasure, which is slightly different from the original treasure. Per the Bulgarian laws there must be at least 10% difference between the replica and the original treasure.
You can order the entire replica set or separate items of it by contacting us via email or phone. We provide the replica items in a luxury box. The replica of the Borovo treasure is a unique craft-work produced only in Bulgaria. The replica items come with a mandatory certificate, issued by the Bulgarian National Historical Museum (Sofia, Bulgaria).
This exquisite replica set is very suitable as a special gift, for special event or celebration/anniversary, for your collection, or awarding ceremony.