Extremely rare archaeological artifact discovered in fortress near Burgas

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An extremely rare and precious ivory icon was found by archaeologists in their work on the Rusokastro medieval fortress near the Black Sea port town of Burgas. The icon is two-sided with the images of Archangel Gabriel and St. Basil the Great. The reverse side pictures two crosses – posterior and processional. The images are part of the Annunciation scene. The finding is a wing of triptych used as a traveling altar. The icon will be soon displayed at the Burgas Regional Museum.

Another similar icon was found in Bulgaria in the early 20 c. at the excavations of the royal citadel in the old capital of Veliko Tarnovo. No more than 15 artifacts of that kind have been discovered globally and some of the greatest museums in the world own them – the Louvre, the British Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, BNR correspondent in Burgas Kalina Encheva reports.

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