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Carnelian-encrusted gold lamella from Mal Tepe, Grave 1; (right) Similar lamella found elsewhere in the tomb (photographs, National Archaeological Institute with Museum, Sofia).

Source:
THE #HELLENISTIC TOMB OF MAL TEPE IN #THRACE: A RECONSIDERATION OF BURIAL SEQUENCE AND DATING*
By CHAVDAR TZOCHEV
https://www.academia.edu/resource/work/5899248

The Hellenistic Tomb of Mal Tepe in Thrace: a Reconsideration of Burial Sequence and Dating

Many scholars have tried to make sense of the puzzling situation in the Mal Tepe tomb, which contained traces of multiple burials and objects of Greek, Thracian and Celtic origin. A widely accepted view holds that the monument had three phases of