Bulgaria's Panagyurishte treasure, the mask and ring of Teres along with newly excavated antiquities from the sea town of Nessebur will be on display from June 3 2011 at the Sea Casino (in the city's Sea Garden) in Bourgas, BNT (Bulgarian National Television) reported. The Thracian treasure will be in Bourgas for three months.


The collection, which consists of a phial, an amphora and several rhytons, all made from 23-karat gold, is said to weigh 6.164 kg. Every item is beautifully and painstakingly decorated with tapestries of Greek and Thracian mythology, ancient customs and scenes of common daily life.

Dated from the fourth to third centuries BCE, they are believed to have been part of a royal ceremonial set belonging to the Thracian king Seuthes III.

Vesela Yordanova, PR officer and culture manager at Bourgas municipality, said that the combination of the treasure and the mask on display would attract many tourists.

A huge light show will open the exhibition on June 3 and entrance will be free all night long, Yordanova said.

Source: The Sofia Echo [June 02, 2011]