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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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DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR VICTIMS OF STALINISM

July 5-6, 2022

From July 5 to July 6, 2022, a series of events dedicated to July 6, the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism, was held at the National Museum of History of Moldova.

On July 5, 2022, the Scientific-Practical Conference "Memory of Stalinist deportations and repressions: practices, problems and prospects of museum exploration" took place. The event brought together representatives of the museum community, along with historians, anthropologists, philologists and lawyers concerned with museumification the memory of Stalinist deportations and repressions from the perspective of responsibilities, roles and challenges facing museums in presenting the totalitarian-communist past of the Moldavian SSR.

On July 6, 2022, in the Blue Room of the National Museum of History of Moldova, a memorial event "Gulag Stories" was held with the participation of victims of deportations and political repressions, representatives of the younger generation, the media and civil society. The opening event was attended by the Consul of the Republic of Lithuania in the Republic of Moldova, Egle Broznelene, who spoke about bilateral projects implemented in the field of recovery and historical development of the memory of the victims of the totalitarian-communist regime and joint activities to form a European culture of memory.

As part of the commemorative events, the presentation of the animated short film "Mâța Fără Nume" took place. The film was made by Ghenadie Popescu based on the testimonies of survivors of the Stalinist repressions and is dedicated to the memory of the victims of deportation from the Moldavian SSR. The project was supported by the National Center for Cinematography in cooperation with the National Museum of History of Moldova, the Impact-Plus Production House and the HomoDiversus Association.

The commemorative actions were accompanied by the opening of the photo-documentary exhibition "Testimonies from the Gulag. Memory of the victims of the totalitarian-communist regime". The exhibition was elaborated by Virgiuliu Bîrlădeanu, Ludmila D. Cojocaru, Elena Postică and others within the project "Memory culture for societies in the process of democratic transformation: promoting good practices between Lithuania and the Republic of Moldova", with the support of the Program for the Promotion of Democracy and Cooperation for Development of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.

The exhibition can be visited until July 25, 2022.