Thracian rhytons

deer-headed golden vessel

Above: Beaten gold drinking vessel in the form of a stag's head, with goddesses around the upper rim and a lion-tipped handle.

 

At right: Golden vessel in the form of a goddess head crowned by griffins, with a winged sphinx handle. From Panagurishte, Bulgaria.
vessel in the form of a woman's head
 

 

another woman-headed gold vessel

From Letnisa, Bulgaria

vessel with dancing nymphs

From Sykroviste.

 

 

female head vessel of gold

Another vessel similar to the one above.
silver and gold shin-protector

This silver greave with inlaid gold spirals and ivy and face-paint was worn on the lower leg as a shin-protector --in the form of a goddess or maenad.

ring with woman and son
Woman with smaller male figure, perhaps a son.
Gold ring.

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