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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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"Polish-Romanian military relations in the interwar period"

May 27 - May 31, 2021

National Museum of History of Moldova, Polish Institute in Bucharest, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Chisinau invite you to the opening of the temporary open-air exhibition "Polish-Romanian military relations in the interwar period".

In 2021 we celebrate one hundred years since the end of Polish-Romanian military relations. On March 3, 1921, in Bucharest, representatives of Poland and Romania signed the "Convention of Defensive Alliance between the Republic of Poland and the Kingdom of Romania" together with a secret military convention. This date is the cornerstone of modern military relations between the two countries. On this occasion, the Polish Institute in Bucharest prepared the exhibition "Polish-Romanian military relations in the interwar period", which now reached Chisinau.

The exhibition consists of 13 panels, which show chronologically the mutual relations between the two countries, which in the interwar period were linked not only by the common border but also by the strategic defensive alliance that provides mutual support in case of aggression by the Soviet Union ( formerly Soviet Russia).
Numerous meetings and personal relationships of Marshal Józef Piłsudski with King Ferdinand and the royal family prove the geopolitical and strategic dimension of the mutual relations in the interwar period.

We invite you to the opening of the exhibition that will take place on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 13:00, at the entrance of the National Museum of History of Moldova (31 August 1989 Street, 121 A).

The open-air exhibition (on the museum fence) can be viewed until May 31, 2021.