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The bronze hoard was discovered on the territory of Mîndrești village, Telenești district, in 1968. It was identified accidentally by a group of students from the village school, and the materials later came to the attention of specialists at the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences. According to documentary records, the hoard was composed of ten pieces: four socketed axes (celts), a dagger fragment, a sword fragment, a sickle, a winged axe, an adze-axe, and a chain consisting of four links.
Currently, of the mentioned assemblage, six objects are preserved in the collections of the National Museum of History of Moldova: two socketed axes (celts), the winged axe, the adze-axe, the dagger fragment, and the chain made of four links.- Socketed axe (celt) with one loop. Dimensions: Length - 10.2 cm; Weight - 186 g.
- Socketed axe (celt) with one frontal loop. Dimensions: Length - 8.4 cm; Width: 33-46 mm; Weight - 124 g.
- Winged axe. Dimensions: Length - 14.0 cm; Width - 2.5-3.4 cm; Weight - 285 g.
- Adze-axe. Dimensions: Length - 14.8 cm; Width - 2.3-5.0 cm; Weight - 286 g.
- Dagger fragment. Dimensions: Length - 16.5 cm; Blade length - 9.8 cm; Blade width - 2.8 cm; Weight - 81 g.
- Chain formed of four links. Dimensions: Length - 17.1 cm; Link diameter - 3.8; Weight - 32 g.The bronze hoard of Mîndrești is important due to the association of objects that find analogies in the regional repertoire with pieces that show clear analogies in Central Europe and the Carpathian Basin. The assemblage reflects a zone of contact and interaction where metallic forms of different origins and traditions circulated and were integrated into the repertoire of local communities.
Chronologically, the bronze hoard of Mîndrești is attributed to the Early Hallstatt period - HaA1, being dated to 1200-1100 BC.

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Clocks and watches produced in the 18th – 20th centuries in Switzerland, France, Germany, and Russia. Typologically they can be classified as pendulum, mantel, and table clocks, wristwatches, pocket watches, and chimes. Some of the clocks and watches relate to the names of eminent people, such as the publicist Pavalache Crusevan, the academician Nikolay Dimo, the surgeon Sergey Krivosheev and others;
Sound recording and reproducing equipment, the 19th – 20th centuries: a music box, gramophones, tape recorders;
Cameras, the late 19th – 20th centuries;
Film projectors, the 20th century;
Telephones, the 20th century;
Televisions, the 20th century;
Radio sets, the 20th century;
Typewriters, the late 19th – 20th centuries;
Computers and calculators, the late 19th – 20th centuries;
Sewing machines, the 19th – 20th centuries;
Measure and control devices, the 20th century;
Optical appliances and instruments, the 19th – 20th centuries;

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#Exhibit of the Month

The Bronze Hoard of Mîndrești

Collection of Technical Equipment

#Exhibit of the Month