Svetitsata mound near village of Kran
Article published from VisitToBulgaria.com on 2010-02-05 12:29:00Category: Culture in Kran
The mound Svetitsata is situated near village of Kran. It is announced for a Culture Monument. In the summer of 2004, during archaeological excavations, a tomb was discovered. The main finding there is а unique Golden mask from the Valley of the Thracian kings.
The mask was made from 23-carat solid gold and weighs about 670 grams. It is supposed to be the mask of the Odrysian king Teres, lived in the 5th century BC. There is no such golden mask, even amongst the Mycenaean golden burial masks from the late Bronze Age.
There was also a battle set of a heavily armoured horseman found in the mound. It consists of bronze armour with neck-piece, sleeves, abdominal protecting pieces and binding ring elements. It possible this armour to be the earliest ever found chain-mail, which archaeologists are supposing that were invented in the Middle Ages.
The mask was made from 23-carat solid gold and weighs about 670 grams. It is supposed to be the mask of the Odrysian king Teres, lived in the 5th century BC. There is no such golden mask, even amongst the Mycenaean golden burial masks from the late Bronze Age.
There was also a battle set of a heavily armoured horseman found in the mound. It consists of bronze armour with neck-piece, sleeves, abdominal protecting pieces and binding ring elements. It possible this armour to be the earliest ever found chain-mail, which archaeologists are supposing that were invented in the Middle Ages.
