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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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International Museum Day 2015

This year the series of events dedicated to International Museum Day took place on May 16, under the theme „Museums for a sustainable society"

THE PROGRAM INCLUDED:

Visiting the museum exhibitions
Venue: exhibition rooms, between 11:00 and 17:00

Mini-exhibition "Voltaire's works in the collection of Koch from the Scientific Library of the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy named after Nicolae Testemitanu (Chisinau)"
Venue: medieval history compartment of the permanent exhibition, from 11:00 to 17:00

Musical compositions for accordion and guitar played by artistic groups of the Aesthetic Education Center "Lăstărel"
Venue: the museum courtyard, from 11:00 to 11:30

International Museum Day 2015
Workshop "Let's take care of the future". Within this creative action dedicated to the IMD theme, young audience will be informed about the importance of environmental protection and invited to manufacture different objects using packaging waste.
Venue: the educational workshop, from 11:00 to 16:00

Workshop on archeology and paleoanthropology "What the earth tells us"
The workshop will be located in a specially equipped place, representing a copy of an archaeological excavation. Visitors under the guidance of archaeologists and anthropologists will be involved in "deciphering" of human activities of the past by analyzing the artifacts: pottery, tools, bones, and so on.
Venue: the museum courtyard, from 11:00 to 20:00

Hand-made dolls workshop organized by „Teddy-Doll-md"
Venue: hall of the ground floor, from 11:00 to 17:00

Entertainment program for children: games, contests, music and dance. With the participation of artistic groups of the Aesthetic Education Center "Lăstărel"
Venue: the museum courtyard, 12:00-12:50, 16:00-17:00

Presentation of the catalogue "Theotokos icons of the 17th-20th centuries from the collection of the National Museum of History of Moldova" by Adelaida Chiroșca
Venue: room no. 2 on the ground floor, at 13:00

Opening of the exhibition of icons from the museum collection "Inextinguishable Candle of Faith"
Venue: room no. 2 on the ground floor, at 13:30

"Tale of a barrel organ": PowerPoint presentation by composer Adrian Oswalt (Germany)
Venue: Blue Room, from 14:00 to 15:20

"A history on two wheels": a motorcycle exhibition
Venue: the museum courtyard, from 14:00 to 18:00

Presentation stand of the Stephen the Great Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, interactive activities for enthusiasts of military history and traditions
Venue: the museum courtyard, from 14:00 to 20:00.

 

 

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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