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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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Exhibitions

„RVDR. Zaharia Cușnir”

2 March - 1 June 2020

The temporary exhibition "New encounter" is a retrospective of the transformation of time and people. The eyes that look at the visitor have the courage and sincerity to carry on the reality, "New encounter" has the purpuse to draw a parallel line between the visitor and the moments of the lives captured by Zaharia Cușnir's camera.

Zaharia Cușnir (1912-1993) was an amateur photographer who lived in Roșietici village, Florești district. He photographed the lives of people from the surrounding villages between 1955-1973, leaving behind a collection of about 4000 medium-sized negatives - 6x6 cm. In 2016, the negatives were discovered in the house where Zaharia lived.

After his death, in 1993, the house was left unoccupied, while the photographs were closed in a suitcase and stored in the loft. In the spring of 2016, a student discovered the negatives in the house which was already without doors and windows. For three years, the negatives were cleaned, indexed and scanned and now the collection that can be found online on www.zaharia.md and facebook.com/cusnirzaharia, or exhibited in the hall on the ground floor at the National Museum of History in Moldova between March 2 and 15, 2020.

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

„RVDR. Zaharia Cușnir”

2 March - 1 June 2020

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