Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
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How it came to be
The Sveshtari tomb lies 2.5 km southwest of the village of Sveshtari in Razgrad Province, northeast Bulgaria. It was built in the first quarter of the 3rd century BC by the Getae, a Thracian people living on both banks of the lower Danube.
It was discovered in 1982 while excavating Mound No. 7 of the East Mound Necropolis of Sboryanovo. Ten female figures, half woman and half plant, stand in high relief around the walls of the central chamber, still in ochre, brown, blue, red and lilac. No other decoration of this kind has been found in Thracian lands.
The tomb was inscribed in 1985. The surrounding Sboryanovo reserve holds more than 40 burial mounds, sanctuaries and ancient and medieval settlements, and in 2012 nearby graves yielded a gold ring and 100 gold buttons.
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