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This clay vessel was discovered in 1982 by archaeologist V. Sorochin during excavations of a burial mound (no. 1) located in the village of Speia, Dubăsari District. It originates from grave no. 5 and is dated to the 4th millennium BC, belonging to the Usatovo culture.
The vessel was found in a child's grave. The burial pit had an oval shape, and the deceased was laid in a crouched position (similar to the fetal posture), on the left side. A total of five vessels were uncovered in this grave: three near the back, one at the feet, and one in the pelvic area.
The cultural attribution of this funerary complex was determined based on the burial rite and grave goods. This culture is characterized by the specific construction of the burial pit, as well as the positioning and orientation of the deceased toward the east and northeast.

The vessel is shaped from clay mixed with finely crushed shell. Its walls curve gradually toward the top, with the widest diameter at the shoulder area. It has a short neck, a slightly flared rim, and a flat base. The surface is carefully polished, in some areas to a lustrous finish. The interior is reddish-brown, while the exterior is yellowish-brown with gray spots. The rim features groups of perforations, three of which are preserved in their original state. The diameter of the holes is 0.35 cm. The space between the groups of perforations is decorated with cord impressions. The transition from the neck to the shoulder is adorned with three horizontal lines made with cord, from which, in five places, three vertical lines descend, each 5 cm long, executed using the same technique. At the time of discovery, these lines were filled with a white paste. The space between the groups of lines is decorated at the top with short vertical lines (0.5 cm long), and in the center with a meander ornament made of two parallel lines impressed with cord. The base of the vessel retains the imprint of a textile.
Vessel dimensions: Height: 22 cm; Rim diameter: 15.7 cm; Maximum diameter: 22 cm; Base diameter: 10 cm.

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“Reinhard Heydrich. The attempt. The death of Holocaust’s architect”

January 22 – February 4, 2024

Between January 22 and February 4, 2024, the National History Museum of Moldova hosts the exhibition “Reinhard Heydrich. The attempt. The death of Holocaust’s architect”.

On May 27, 1942, the Czech parachutists Jan Kubiš and Josef Gabčík assassinated SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich. They killed not only the hated oppressor of the Czech nation, but the man who was in charge of one of the most horrendous missions in the mankind history, the architect of the holocaust. This event, one of the most memorable in modern Czech history, also confirmed the approval which was given to both national and foreign representatives of the Zionist movement throughout inter-war Czechoslovakia.

Heydrich‘s assassinaton turned the wheel of the history marching on Prague Castle pavement. On October 29, 1941, Heydrich and Himmler were marching in front of an honorary SS unit and planning the "final solution of the Jewish question". The inauguration audience of the first Israeli ambassador, Ehud Avriel was carried out at the same place of the Prague Castle on July 28, 1948.

The exhibition has been prepared by the Military History Institute Prague together with Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic; the exhibit in the frames of the Holocaust Memorial Week 2024 is organized by the Jewish History Museum of Moldova and Embassy of the Czech Republic in Chișinău în partnership with National History Museum of Moldova, supported by the Ministry of Culture and și the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Intregration.

Exhibition graphic design: Petr Liška / ViaGaudium s.r.o.
Special thanks for providing materials and sources to: Czech National Archive, Central Military Archive and Czech National Museum Archive - Prague Castle Photographic Archives.