Emergent Royalty

 I begin today with items of warriors of the Iron Age- warriors who now served as opposed to led, as their benefactors were the emerging royals.

This feast set belonged to a Thracian king, Kotys I. 

Much of what we know of Thrace is through the lens of their enemies- the Greeks and Romans, who characterized them as barbarians.

Prize artifacts in this display case- a golden wreath, a collar, and a signet ring.

I close out this exhibit with one more display case of treasures found in the burial place of a Thracian royal.