Greave (knee and shin guard) with a female head (full image)

            From the Mogilanskata burial mount in Vratsa, Bulgaria, a silver greave with gilding. Forged from a single sheet of silver, this leg armor is decorated with gilt animals and other motifs in relief. The part protecting the knee depicts a female head, perhaps a goddess, wearing an ivy wreath. Parallel lines on the right side of her face may represent tattoos, for which the Thracians were famous. The figural imagery exemplifies a distinctive style in Thracian metalwork that reached its climax in the late 300s BCE. 

The Mogilanskata burial mound covered three tombs that were constructed successively over the 300s CE. The second tomb contained exquisite gold jewelry, weapons, ceremonial armor, and vessels, including two offering dishes inscribed in Greek with the name of the Odrysian king Kotys I (ruled 384/383-360 BCE). The finds suggest that a local tribal ruler was buried here, together with his wife, and that they maintained diplomatic relations with the Odrysian court. 

Thracian, silver with gilding, 400-300 BCE. Found in Vratsa, Bulgaria.

Vratsa Regional Historical Museum, Bulgaria

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Photographed at the Getty Villa Museum, part of the 'Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece' exhibition.

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Taken on: November 20, 2024

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