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The Borovo Treasure, also known as the Borovo Silver Treasure, is a Thracian hoard of five matching silver-gilt items discovered in late 1974 while ploughing a field in Borovo, Bulgaria.
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- Silver rython from borovo treasure 4 c bc bulgaria
- Silver rython with horse protome borovo treasure 4c bc bulgaria
- Items
- Discovery
- Origins
- References
The treasure is kept in the history museum at Ruse.
Silver rython with horse protome borovo treasure 4c bc bulgaria
Items
The treasure consists of a table set of five silver-gilt items:
Discovery
The discovery was made while ploughing a field approximately 2 km from the village of Borovo, Ruse, in Bulgaria. Unfortunately, the plow severely damaged objects, but after extensive restoration work, the damage is nearly invisible.
It is unknown why the treasure was buried at that particular site, since no tumulus was found at the location.
Origins
The inscription on the sphynx rhyta indicates that the treasure may have been a gift to a local Getic ruler from the king Cotys I (382-359 BC), who reigned in the Odrysian Kingdom from 383 to 359 BC. It is for this reason that the treasure is considered to be from the early to mid fourth century BC.
