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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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Events dedicated to the International Day for Monuments and Sites

April 18, 2018

The National Museum of History of Moldova celebrated the International Day for Monuments and Sites through two activities organized by the Department of Public relations, museum education in collaboration with the museographers from the Section of restoration.

With the title "Heritage for our generation", both activities focused on the transmission of information and knowledge to the young public about the importance of national and universal cultural heritage.

The first phase of the "Remaking the history from shards" museum event, organized for a group of students from the Co-operative College of Moldova, consisted of a guided tour around the "History and Civilization" exhibition. The second phase of the museum's activity was carried out in the Ceramic Restoration Laboratory, where restorers Guzun Marina and Ferroni Daniela held a practical workshop on "Conservation and restoration techniques of the ceramic heritage".

During the second event entitled "We give paper a second life", the students of the Co-operative University of Moldova had a meeting with the restorer Constantin Moga. He spoke about the organization and functioning of the restoration of books and historical documents, various materials and techniques meant to save the wealth of written cultural heritage, answered the questions of the participants.

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

Events dedicated to the International Day for Monuments and Sites

April 18, 2018

#Exhibit of the Month