Such a privilege to have seen the bronze portrait head of the Thracian king Seuthes III, discovered in 2004 in the Golyama Kosmatka tumulus in Bulgaria. It was ripped from the body of a statue, no trace of which was found in the tumulus. #archaeology. 1/ ca. 310-300 BCE 📸 me

Opulent grave goods and armor were found in the burial chamber, including those below. The helmet has an appliqué of the goddess Athena above the name of Seuthes III. The bronze greaves each have a portrait of Athena wearing a crested Attic helmet. 2/ Late 4th c. BCE 📸 me

The bronze portrait of Seuthes III, along with three rooms filled with Thracian treasures, can be seen at the #GettyVilla during the run of its exhibition 'Ancient Thrace and the Classical World', running now through early March. Highly recommended! 3/