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-14-culture- 2,400-year-old golden mask unearthed in Bulgaria
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 11 - 08 - 2004


Bulgarian archaeologists have
unearthed a 2,400-year old golden mask in the tomb of an
ancient Thracian king, a newspaper said Friday.
The mask bears the image of a human face and is made of
500 grams (one pound) of solid gold, the project's lead
archaeologist Georgi Kitov told the local Trud daily.
The discovery was made on Thursday near the village of
Shipka, 200 kilometers (124 miles) east of Sofia.
Kitov, who is at the excavations site, could not be
reached immediately for comment.
Dozens of Thracian mounds are spread throughout this
region, which archaeologists have dubbed 'the Bulgarian
valley of kings' in reference to the Valley of Kings near
Luxor, which is home to the tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs.
"This unique mask looks even better than the famous image
of King Agamemnon," the Greek hero described by Homer in
the Iliad, Kitov was quoted as saying.
"This is the first Thracian mask of solid gold ever
found," he was quoted as saying, adding that previously
archaeologists had only found masks covered with golden
foil.
Kitov suggested that the mask could belong to King Seutus
III, the Thracian king who ruled these lands in the fifth
century B.C.
The tomb was covered with six stone slates, each weighing
at least two tons (4,400 pounds). The king's remains have
not yet been found, but excavations at the tomb continue,
Kitov said.
In addition to the golden mask, archaeologists discovered
a golden ring with a rower's image as well as many bronze
and silver vessels, the report said.


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