Bulgaria Would Not Let Gold Mask Visit Japan
Lifestyle: 28 October 2004, Thursday / Sofia News Agency
Bulgaria has refused to send the unique Thracian gold mask to Japan where it was expected to participate in the International Expo 2005....
...The gold mask, unearthed in Bulgaria this summer together with other gold artifacts, is believed to depict the face of ancient Thracian king, probably that of Seutus III or Theres and was proclaimed an archeological sensation.
he 2,500-year-old unique find has been exhibited twice in Bulgaria so far and already triggered interest among museums all over the world.
