Stoyanov, T. – H. Popov : The Thracian warrior from Ruets
"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)
Sofia 2023
ISBN 978-619-254-016-6
76 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 25 x 22 cm; broschiert/softcover
zweisprachig englisch - bulgarisch
bilingual english - bulgarian
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.
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