Discovered in 1949 by three brickmaker brothers, which spectacular ancient Thracian gold treasure comprises nine ornate vessels dating to the 4th–3rd century BC?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The Panagyurishte Gold Treasure (Панагюрско златно съкровище)
- Step 1: The Deikov brothers unearthed pure gold rhytons, an amphora-rhyton, and a phiale weighing over 6.1 kg. Step 2. Known as the Panagyurishte Treasure, it is one of the world's most renowned masterpieces of ancient Thracian goldsmithing.
Practise more Bulgarian Medieval Empires, National Revival, and Modern Statehood.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed DZI Matura (Bulgaria) mock tests.
More Bulgarian Medieval Empires, National Revival, and Modern Statehood questions
- In which 681 military campaign did Khan Asparuh defeat Byzantine Emperor Constantine IV, leading to the peace treaty recognizing the First B…
- Which Bulgarian ruler earned the title 'Savior of Europe' for his decisive intervention in lifting the second Arab Siege of Constantinople i…
- At which mountain pass in 811 did Khan Krum decisively defeat and kill Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I after the sack of Pliska?
- Which Bulgarian builder-ruler erected column inscriptions across the realm, including the famous philosophical text 'Man, even if he lives w…
- In which year did Knyaz Boris I convert to Christianity, establishing Orthodox Christianity as the official state religion of Bulgaria?
- Which prominent disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius were welcomed to Bulgaria by Knyaz Boris I in 886 to establish Slavic literary schoo…