2004....Thracian king Bronze Head#history#ancient#Bulgaria

2004....Thracian king Bronze Head of Seuthes III, Late 4th-Early 3rd Century BC Found in the Golyamata Kosmatka mound, a little over a half a mile south of the town of Shipka, Bulgaria. Seuthes III was a ruler of the Odrysian kingdom of Thrace from around 331 BC to 300 BC.The Tomb was built in the second half of fifth century BC. Items found inside included the golden crown of the ruler, a golden kylix (shallow wine cup), knee pads and a helmet, and applications for horse tackle, all exhibited in the historical museum of the town of Kazanlak... . .This bronze head is part of a life-size statue of a full-grown man. Its expressive eyes are made of white stone (likely alabaster) and glass paste in light green, brown and black. Red glass paste is used to outline the lachrymal canals and cut-out copper render the eyelashes. The statue's negelected hair and beard, the aquiline nose, as well as the wrinkles on the forehead and around the eyes and the small wart on the left cheekbone reveal the portrait nature of the sculpture. . The head - thought to be the work of a Hellenic sculptor belonging to the artistic circle of Silanion