Bronze helmet (inv. no. 6176), bronze shield boss, bronze scales from a cuirass (so-called lorica squamata), and a bronze trefoil pitcher.
Associated with a cremation burial in a tumulus at Kara Agach (Караагач/Кара агач/Karaagač/Karaagach/Karaagatsch/Kara Agatsch, modern Брястовец/Bryastovets/Brjastovetz/Brjastovec), within the territory of ancient Anchialus/Αγχίαλος (Pleiades; en.wikipedia), Bourgas Region, Bulgaria.
The burial, attributed to a Roman auxiliary soldier (whether archer or cavalryman is debated), is dated to the late 1st c. CE.
Not displayed: several other bronze vessels, a bronze lantern, and fragments of iron swords and spearheads from the burial.
The conical helmet (0.197 m high) is decorated with reliefs representing the deities Hermes/Mercury, Apollo, Athena/Minerva, Nike/Victoria, and Ares/Mars, with Poseidon/Neptune on the cheekpieces. The shield boss (0.193 m diameter) bears two punched inscriptions (AE 2002.1257a-b = HD043982). The first inscription, dated to the 1st half of the 1st c. CE, reads (Centuria) Macrini / Q. Capiton(is) - "(belonging to) Quintus Capito, in the century of Macrinus". The second, dated to the 2nd half of the 1st c. CE, reads (Centuria) Prude(ntis) / Eftatr(alis) - "(belonging to) Eftatralis, in the century of Prudens".
The initial publication is Velkov, "Нови могилни находки = Neue Grabhügelfunde aus Bulgarien," Bulletin de l'Institut archéologique Bulgare 5, 1928-29, pp. 13-55.
On display at the National Institute of Archaeology with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria (official site; en.wikipedia; TripAdvisor).
Tags: Караагач Брястовец grave goods corredo assemblage armor weapons soldier auxiliary Thracian Thrace Roman Empire impero romano soldato ala 1st c. CE late 1st c. CE 2nd half 1st c. CE museum museo musée μουσείο музеи archaeological archeologico artifact display exhibit متحف Bulgaria България Βουλγαρία Bulgaristan Болгария Bulgarie cremation warrior arms armi helmet helm elmo casque lorica squamata scale armor tumulus
Bronze helmet (inv. no. 6176), bronze shield boss, bronze scales from a cuirass (so-called lorica squamata), and a bronze trefoil pitcher.
Associated with a cremation burial in a tumulus at Kara Agach (Караагач/Кара агач/Karaagač/Karaagach/Karaagatsch/Kara Agatsch, modern Брястовец/Bryastovets/Brjastovetz/Brjastovec), within the territory of ancient Anchialus/Αγχίαλος (Pleiades; en.wikipedia), Bourgas Region, Bulgaria.
The burial, attributed to a Roman auxiliary soldier (whether archer or cavalryman is debated), is dated to the late 1st c. CE.
Not displayed: several other bronze vessels, a bronze lantern, and fragments of iron swords and spearheads from the burial.
The conical helmet (0.197 m high) is decorated with reliefs representing the deities Hermes/Mercury, Apollo, Athena/Minerva, Nike/Victoria, and Ares/Mars, with Poseidon/Neptune on the cheekpieces. The shield boss (0.193 m diameter) bears two punched inscriptions (AE 2002.1257a-b = HD043982). The first inscription, dated to the 1st half of the 1st c. CE, reads (Centuria) Macrini / Q. Capiton(is) - "(belonging to) Quintus Capito, in the century of Macrinus". The second, dated to the 2nd half of the 1st c. CE, reads (Centuria) Prude(ntis) / Eftatr(alis) - "(belonging to) Eftatralis, in the century of Prudens".
The initial publication is Velkov, "Нови могилни находки = Neue Grabhügelfunde aus Bulgarien," Bulletin de l'Institut archéologique Bulgare 5, 1928-29, pp. 13-55.
On display at the National Institute of Archaeology with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria (official site; en.wikipedia; TripAdvisor).
Tags: Караагач Брястовец grave goods corredo assemblage armor weapons soldier auxiliary Thracian Thrace Roman Empire impero romano soldato ala 1st c. CE late 1st c. CE 2nd half 1st c. CE museum museo musée μουσείο музеи archaeological archeologico artifact display exhibit متحف Bulgaria България Βουλγαρία Bulgaristan Болгария Bulgarie cremation warrior arms armi helmet helm elmo casque tumulus
Bronze helmet (inv. no. 6176), bronze shield boss, bronze scales from a cuirass (so-called lorica squamata), and a bronze trefoil pitcher.
Associated with a cremation burial in a tumulus at Kara Agach (Караагач/Кара агач/Karaagač/Karaagach/Karaagatsch/Kara Agatsch, modern Брястовец/Bryastovets/Brjastovetz/Brjastovec), within the territory of ancient Anchialus/Αγχίαλος (Pleiades; en.wikipedia), Bourgas Region, Bulgaria.
The burial, attributed to a Roman auxiliary soldier (whether archer or cavalryman is debated), is dated to the late 1st c. CE.
Not displayed: several other bronze vessels, a bronze lantern, and fragments of iron swords and spearheads from the burial.
The conical helmet (0.197 m high) is decorated with reliefs representing the deities Hermes/Mercury, Apollo, Athena/Minerva, Nike/Victoria, and Ares/Mars, with Poseidon/Neptune on the cheekpieces. The shield boss (0.193 m diameter) bears two punched inscriptions (AE 2002.1257a-b = HD043982). The first inscription, dated to the 1st half of the 1st c. CE, reads (Centuria) Macrini / Q. Capiton(is) - "(belonging to) Quintus Capito, in the century of Macrinus". The second, dated to the 2nd half of the 1st c. CE, reads (Centuria) Prude(ntis) / Eftatr(alis) - "(belonging to) Eftatralis, in the century of Prudens".
The initial publication is Velkov, "Нови могилни находки = Neue Grabhügelfunde aus Bulgarien," Bulletin de l'Institut archéologique Bulgare 5, 1928-29, pp. 13-55.
On display at the National Institute of Archaeology with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria (official site; en.wikipedia; TripAdvisor).
Tags: Караагач Брястовец grave goods corredo assemblage armor weapons soldier auxiliary Thracian Thrace Roman Empire impero romano soldato ala 1st c. CE late 1st c. CE 2nd half 1st c. CE museum museo musée μουσείο музеи archaeological archeologico artifact display exhibit متحف Bulgaria България Βουλγαρία Bulgaristan Болгария Bulgarie cremation warrior arms armi helmet helm elmo casque tumulus
Bronze helmet (inv. no. 6176), bronze shield boss, bronze scales from a cuirass (so-called lorica squamata), and a bronze trefoil pitcher.
Associated with a cremation burial in a tumulus at Kara Agach (Караагач/Кара агач/Karaagač/Karaagach/Karaagatsch/Kara Agatsch, modern Брястовец/Bryastovets/Brjastovetz/Brjastovec), within the territory of ancient Anchialus/Αγχίαλος (Pleiades; en.wikipedia), Bourgas Region, Bulgaria.
The burial, attributed to a Roman auxiliary soldier (whether archer or cavalryman is debated), is dated to the late 1st c. CE.
Not displayed: several other bronze vessels, a bronze lantern, and fragments of iron swords and spearheads from the burial.
The conical helmet (0.197 m high) is decorated with reliefs representing the deities Hermes/Mercury, Apollo, Athena/Minerva, Nike/Victoria, and Ares/Mars, with Poseidon/Neptune on the cheekpieces. The shield boss (0.193 m diameter) bears two punched inscriptions (AE 2002.1257a-b = HD043982). The first inscription, dated to the 1st half of the 1st c. CE, reads (Centuria) Macrini / Q. Capiton(is) - "(belonging to) Quintus Capito, in the century of Macrinus". The second, dated to the 2nd half of the 1st c. CE, reads (Centuria) Prude(ntis) / Eftatr(alis) - "(belonging to) Eftatralis, in the century of Prudens".
The initial publication is Velkov, "Нови могилни находки = Neue Grabhügelfunde aus Bulgarien," Bulletin de l'Institut archéologique Bulgare 5, 1928-29, pp. 13-55.
On display at the National Institute of Archaeology with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria (official site; en.wikipedia; TripAdvisor).
Tags: Караагач Брястовец grave goods corredo assemblage armor weapons soldier auxiliary Thracian Thrace Roman Empire impero romano soldato ala 1st c. CE late 1st c. CE 2nd half 1st c. CE museum museo musée μουσείο музеи archaeological archeologico artifact display exhibit متحف Bulgaria България Βουλγαρία Bulgaristan Болгария Bulgarie cremation warrior arms armi helmet helm elmo casque tumulus
Bronze helmet (inv. no. 6176), bronze shield boss, bronze scales from a cuirass (so-called lorica squamata), and a bronze trefoil pitcher.
Associated with a cremation burial in a tumulus at Kara Agach (Караагач/Кара агач/Karaagač/Karaagach/Karaagatsch/Kara Agatsch, modern Брястовец/Bryastovets/Brjastovetz/Brjastovec), within the territory of ancient Anchialus/Αγχίαλος (Pleiades; en.wikipedia), Bourgas Region, Bulgaria.
The burial, attributed to a Roman auxiliary soldier (whether archer or cavalryman is debated), is dated to the late 1st c. CE.
Not displayed: several other bronze vessels, a bronze lantern, and fragments of iron swords and spearheads from the burial.
The conical helmet (0.197 m high) is decorated with reliefs representing the deities Hermes/Mercury, Apollo, Athena/Minerva, Nike/Victoria, and Ares/Mars, with Poseidon/Neptune on the cheekpieces. The shield boss (0.193 m diameter) bears two punched inscriptions (AE 2002.1257a-b = HD043982). The first inscription, dated to the 1st half of the 1st c. CE, reads (Centuria) Macrini / Q. Capiton(is) - "(belonging to) Quintus Capito, in the century of Macrinus". The second, dated to the 2nd half of the 1st c. CE, reads (Centuria) Prude(ntis) / Eftatr(alis) - "(belonging to) Eftatralis, in the century of Prudens".
The initial publication is Velkov, "Нови могилни находки = Neue Grabhügelfunde aus Bulgarien," Bulletin de l'Institut archéologique Bulgare 5, 1928-29, pp. 13-55.
On display at the National Institute of Archaeology with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria (official site; en.wikipedia; TripAdvisor).
Tags: Караагач Брястовец grave goods corredo assemblage armor weapons soldier auxiliary Thracian Thrace Roman Empire impero romano soldato ala 1st c. CE late 1st c. CE 2nd half 1st c. CE museum museo musée μουσείο музеи archaeological archeologico artifact display exhibit متحف Bulgaria България Βουλγαρία Bulgaristan Болгария Bulgarie cremation warrior arms armi helmet helm elmo casque tumulus