- NO RESERVE --? 1.92
Year - 1986 , - Sc#3203-3204, Mic#3513-3514 A, ** MNH
PAINTER - ST. GRUEV
Archeology, ROGOZEN THRACIAN PITCHERS ,
The Rogozen Treasure, discovered in 1985-6 in northwest Bulgaria (ancient Thrace), is the largest single collection of ancient tomb riches ever found in southeastern Europe. It included 165 silver vessels, mostly in the form of pitchers and phialai or shallow bowls decorated with elaborate designs in repousee (hammered foil) style. About 20% were also gilded. These finely decorated items had been created over a period of about 150 years by artisans from Anatolia, eastern Greece, and Thrace, before being assembled in the grave offering at Rogozen. Many of the phialai are inscribed in Greek with punched lettering, with a variety of place names showing their sites of manufacture.
Animals WINGED CENTAUR ; HORSE ; EMBLEM FIP ; SBF
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MiNr. 3513 - 3514 Bulgarien
1986, 5. Dez. Kongress des Bulgarischen Philatelistenverbandes; 60 Jahre Internationaler Philatelistenverband (FIP). RaTdr.; A = gez. K 12:13,
elu) Thrakische Vase
Zierfeld: Vasendekor, Kongressemblem
Zierfeld: Vasendekor, FIP-Emblem
elv) Thrakische Vase
MiNr. 3513-3514 wurden zusammenhangend im Kleinbogen zu je 4 Marken und 8 Zierfeldern gedruckt.