The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, opened “The Glitter of Hellenistic Gold. The Lord of Sakar” exhibition. The official ceremony was held on August 12 at the National Archaeological Institute with Museum of BAS (NAIM-BAS).
The exposition includes finds from a Thracian burial, discovered in the land of the village of Captain Petko Voyvoda, Topolovgrad municipality.
“This exhibition is dedicated to one of the most dynamic and inspiring periods in the history of antiquity,” Corr. Memb. Slavcheva said in her speech and added that Bulgarian lands were an important part of this world. “The golden treasures discovered in our lands testify to high craftsmanship, rich spiritual life and prosperous societies. We are grateful to Bulgarian archaeologists for their passion, scientific precision and commitment to preserving cultural heritage, for turning the discoveries of the past into accessible knowledge and inspiration for us today,” the BAS President also said. Corr. Memb. Slavcheva joined the appeal of the Director of NAIM-BAS, Assoc. Prof. Hristo Popov, for the establishment of a national training program for more specialists in restoration and conservation. In her words, in recent years the number of “rescue excavations” has been growing avalanche-like, and these in turn lead to many valuable finds that need to be saved for posterity and exhibited.
“The Glitter of Hellenistic Gold. The Lord of Sakar” exhibition presents an iron knife with golden appliqués and semiprecious stones, a golden bracelet with cast small figurines with semiprecious stones, a golden necklace, a golden ring with an iron plate, a golden wreath, golden appliqués from a ring armour, golden beads from horse ammunition. A highlight of the exhibition is also the massive gold headpiece from a horse harness with an image of a snake, which was first shown earlier in the year as part of the Bulgarian Archaeology exhibition.
The discoveries are the result of rescue archaeological excavations at Mound 1, part of a necropolis with a total of seven mounds, in the area of “Tumbata”, carried out in 2024 under the direction of Daniela Agre and Dr. Deyan Dichev and with the participation of specialist archaeologists. The exhibition is open to visitors of NAIM-BAS until 17 October.
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