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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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Contest of essays dedicated to the Centenary of the Great Union

June 28-29, 2018

The National Museum of History of Moldova hosted the first contest of essays addressed to the audience of the National Institute of Justice of the Republic of Moldova and the auditors of the National Institute of Magistracy in Romania.

The event, dedicated to the Centenary of the Great Union, was organized by the NIJ of the Republic of Moldova and the NIM of Romania based on the Collaboration Protocol signed in 2014 by the two judicial training institutions.

The essays presented in the competition addressed several themes in the field of "Integration of legal institutions after the Union in 1918 in the interwar period". They consisted of analyzes and researches of important events recorded at the time of the union of Bessarabia with Romania on March 27th, 1918 and which culminated with the realization of the Great Union on December 1, 1918. The themes approached were largely focused on the successes registered in the integration of the Bessarabian judicial system in the Romanian space and the consolidation of the rule of law within Greater Romania.

The jury evaluated the papers presented in the contest and nominated the winners. Thus, for the auditors of the National Institute of Magistracy in Romania the 1st place went to Alexandru Radu Togan, 2nd place to Nicolae Cărăuș, 3rd place to Elena Aurelia Bâlu; for the audience of the National Institute of Justice of the Republic of Moldova, Maria Bîzgan was ranked with the 1st place, Petru Iarmaliuc with the 2nd place and Nicolae Negru with the 3rd place.

#Exhibit of the Month

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

Contest of essays dedicated to the Centenary of the Great Union

June 28-29, 2018

#Exhibit of the Month