A Lunula (collar), made of precious metals, was discovered during the archaeological research of Tsvyatkova tumulus, Kosmatkite Necropolis in the vicinity of Shipka – Sheynovo villages.
The Lunula is made in combination of several different elements and materials. The collar base is with a moon shape, made of solid iron covering the chest, the shoulders and the back of the person. Embossed silver plate with thick gilding and exquisite decoration completely covers the iron base.
The restored artefact belongs to the group of the so-called „Mezek“ type breastplates, common in Thrace in the second half of the 4th century BC.
The decorated item is part of a protective parade armament. Its discovery, alongside with the numerous artefacts such as: arrowheads, knives, spear, horse skeleton, many horse harness applications, silver fragments and elements of decoration and other objects as well, suggest that the burial belonged to a nobleman.
