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The Vrap Treasure

The hoard of precious metalwork objects known either as the Vrap Treasure or the Avar Treasure was found in the site known today as Vrap, a village in central Albania. The treasure itself is comprised of a number of gold and silver vessels and a large number of gilded adornments, mostly belt fittings, which were all seemingly found collected inside a cauldron in Vrap. While the exact time and nature of their discovery seems to be unknown, the treasure was in the possession of a J. Pierpont Morgan until 1917, after which point it was given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where it is still held today in Gallery 301.

Further information about the Avars and the treasure itself can be explored through the links to the right.

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