Stoyanov, T. – H. Popov : The Thracian warrior from Ruets

T. Stoyanov – H. Popov,
The Thracian warrior from Ruets
Тракийският воин от Руец

(National Archaeological Museum. Catalogues. Volume 28)

In January 1925, near the modern village of Ruets (Northeastern Bulgaria), treasure hunters excavated the Mal-yuk mound and discovered a momumental tomb. It is the earliest dated tomb from the second half of the 5th century BC and it testifies to the formation of a local dynastic centre in this part of Northeast Thrace.
A total of 30 artifacts were found in it. They could be functionally distinguished as follows:
I. Armor: 1. Chalcidian type bronze helmet. 2. Bronze cuirass with a mitra.
II. Offensive weapons: 3. Iron sword akinakes. 4-5. Two iron spearheads. 6-16. Eleven bronze arrowheads.
III. Horse harness: 17. Iron bridle. 18. Silver buckle. 19. Bronze buckle.
IV. Banquet vessels: 20. Bronze amphora. 21. Bronze stainer. 22. Bronze situla. 23. Bronze lekane. 24-26. Three bronze objects belonging to a bronze crater.
V. Ceramic vessels: 27. Red-figure hydria.
VI. Oilment objects: 28. Glass aryballos.
VII. Bone objects: 29. Cyllindrical objects with incised decoration. 30. Objects with elliptical cross-section and incised decoration.