#Exhibit of the Month

The Roman bronze situla comes from a collection of archaeological artifacts confiscated at customs and transferred to the holdings of the National Museum of History of Moldova in 2009. Its place of discovery remains unknown.

A situla (Latin for "bucket") is a metal vessel-usually made of bronze-shaped like a pail and equipped with two movable handles at the top, traditionally used for mixing wine with water. The handles are attached to the vessel via two decorated ears that are welded to the rim.

The body of the situla is truncated-conical in shape and features two decorative bands with small circular patterns formed by hammering, located just below the rim.

Its base is double-layered: the inner bottom is hemispherical and hammered, while the outer bottom is flat and lathe-made. The outer base is welded to the inner bottom, serving as the vessel's foot-support.

This object was crafted using a combination of casting, hammering, and partial lathe-finishing. Dimensions: Maximum height - 31.7 cm; Maximum diameter - 22.8 cm; Base diameter - 13.5 cm

Situlae of this type originated in the Roman Empire and were later adopted by various ancient peoples, including those from the northwestern Pontic region.

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Collection of Periodicals

The collection consists of 28207 periodicals of the 19th - 21st centuries, some of which being unique. The most significant titles are the following:

SANKTPETERBURGSKIE SENATSKIE VEDOMOSTI (The St Petersburg Senate Gazette), 1810, 1823, 1828, 1839, 1841, 1853-1858;
ALBINA ROMÂNEASCĂ (The Romanian Bee), Iasi, 1839 (the oldest newspaper in the collection);
BESSARABSKIE OBLASTNYE VEDOMOSTI (The Bessarabian Regional Gazette), Chisinau, 1858, 1867;
CANDELA (The Candle), Chernovtsi, 1883, 1890, 1898, 1904, 1907, 1914, 1923;
VSEMIRNAJA ILLJUSTRATZJA (The World Illustration) edited by A. P., E. D. and G. D. Goppe, St Petersburg, 1877, 1890;
ARKHEOLOGICHESKIE IZVESTIJA I ZAMETKI (The Archaeological News), Moscow, 1893-1897;
BESSARABSKIE GUBERNSKIE VEDOMOSTI (The Bessarabian Provincial Gazette), Chisinau, 1902;
BESSARABSKAJA ZHIZNI (The Bessarabian Life), Chisinau, 1916;
SFATUL TARII (The Council of Country), Chisinau, 1918;
EPISCOPIA HOTINULUI. DATE ISTORICE SI STATISTICE (The Hotin Bishopric. Historical and Statistic Data) , 1923 - 1925, Chisinau, 1925

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#Exhibit of the Month

Roman Bronze Situla (1st century BC – 2nd century AD)

Collection of Periodicals

#Exhibit of the Month