Popov, H., K. Pramatarov, N. Ivanova, Y. Dimitrova, N. Sharankov, M. Stamberova (Eds.), Silver Thrce. National Archaeological Museum, Catalogues, Vol. XXXV, Sofia, 2023
The paper presents in brief but well illustrated the silver vessels by shape and function, the mo... more The paper presents in brief but well illustrated the silver vessels by shape and function, the most representative part of the impressive number and variety of metal wine vessels accumulated by the Thracian aristocracy during the Classical and Hellenistic periods.
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Henceforth, an original aristocratic identity spread within this new kingdom, which played a unifying role for the local elites. The emergence of insignia in grave-goods bears witness to the social representation of an aristocratic class whose members shared a luxurious way of life based on original tastes and choices, reflected in particular in the practice of the symposium. This demand in turn gave rise to an unprecedented circulation of forms and uses, now possible through the gradual opening of this area to the mobility of Greek and Thracian craftsmen.
This volume constitutes the proceedings of the conference organised in Paris, at the Louvre Museum and the Institut de France on 12th and 13th June 2015 in the framework of the exhibition The Epic of the Thracian Kings. Exchange networks, commercial and production settlements, craft activities and techniques are studied in the light of the latest archaeological discoveries carried out in Bulgaria, European Turkey and the northern Aegean.