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The exhibited necklace of beads originates from Funerary Complex No. 6 of Kurgan No. 4, excavated in 1982 by Dr. Habil. Eugen SAVA near the town of Taraclia. The beads were found in the chest area of the deceased, indicating that they had been worn as a necklace and had remained in their original position within the funerary assemblage.
The necklace consists of 11 elements made entirely of Egyptian faience. Eight of the beads are spherical and decorated with vertical incisions forming between 14 and 21 raised ribs. Their diameters range from 13 to 20 mm. Two additional elements are scarab representations measuring 23.5 × 19.5 mm, while the final component is a flattened cylindrical pendant bead featuring a central vertical groove and measuring 22 × 9 mm. The objects range in color from light blue to dark blue and violet hues, reflecting the natural deterioration and glaze variations characteristic of Egyptian faience.
Egyptian faience is an artificial quartz-based material coated with an alkaline glaze, typically blue or blue-green in color. It was widely used in Ancient Egypt and later spread throughout the Mediterranean and Pontic regions through trade networks. During the first centuries AD, such objects served as important indicators of cultural and economic contacts between the Mediterranean world and the communities of the North Pontic region.
Owing to its typological, technological, and symbolic characteristics, the Taraclia necklace is an exceptionally valuable artifact for the study of intercultural relations, the circulation of prestige goods, and the funerary practices of the Sarmatian communities during the first centuries AD (1st-2nd centuries AD).

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“The Famine of 1946-1947. History and Memory in Gagauzia”

December 8-28, 2025

During the period December 8-28, 2025, the National Museum of History of Moldova in cooperation with the Museum of History of the village of Avdarma and the Association of Former Deportees and Political Prisoners of the Republic of Moldova, proposes for viewing the exhibition "The Famine of 1946-1947. History and Memory in Gagauzia", dedicated to one of the most tragic pages in the history of the totalitarian-communist regime. The exhibition reveals the premises, causes and dramatic consequences of the famine of 1946-1947 in the south of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, thus contributing to the elucidation of the scourge of famine in Gagauz communities.

The exhibition brings to the attention of the academic environment and larger public the testimonies, photographs and archival documents, mostly exhibited for the first time, and will be presented in the localities of the ATU Gagauzia:

- December 08-10 - Comrat (State University of Comrat)
- December 12-13 - Avdarma (Theoretical High School "D. Celenghir")
- December 15-17 - Ceadîr-Lunga (Ceadîr-Lunga Culture House)
- December 19-21 - Congaz (Gagauz Sofrasi-Ethno-Touristic Complex)
- December 22-23 - Vulcănești (Vulcănești City Hall)
- December 24-25 - Cișmichioi (IP Theoretical High School in the village of Cișmichioi)
- December 26-28 - Copceac (IP Theoretical High School no. 1 "S.I. Baranovschi" in the village of Copceac).

"The Famine of 1946-1947. History and Memory in Gagauzia" presents the appeal to history and memory as an act of symbolic justice brought to all victims of the famine in the Moldavian SSR in 1946-1947, thus contributing to the edification of a European culture of memory in the society of the Republic of Moldova.

The exhibition is organized within the project "The Famine of 1946-1947. History and Memory in Gagauzia", carried out by the History Museum of the village of Avdarma in cooperation with the National History Museum of Moldova, within the National Program "Access to Culture 2025" of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova.

Partners:
- Association of Former Deportees and Political Prisoners of the Republic of Moldova
- Department of Contemporary History of the Institute of History of the State University of Moldova
- National Archives Agency
- Museum of History and Ethnography of the city of Ceadîr-Lunga
- Archival Service of the Gagauzia Autonomous Region: Comrat District Archive, Vulcănești District Archive, Ceadîr-Lunga District Archive

 



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#Exhibit of the Month
The exhibited necklace of beads originates from Funerary Complex No. 6 of Kurgan No. 4, excavated in 1982 by Dr. Habil. Eugen SAVA near the town of Taraclia. The beads were found in the chest area of the deceased, indicating that they had been worn as a necklace and had remained in their original position within the funerary assemblage...

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2026 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
 Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
 Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2026 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
 Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
 Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC