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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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Evocation „540 years from the victory of Ştefan cel Mare at Vaslui”

January 10th, 2015

On January 10th, were commemorated 540 years form the battle of Vaslui when prince Ştefan cel Mare obtained one of the most brilliant victories over the Ottoman army.

With this occasion, the National Museum of History of Moldova organized a commemorative even with a numerous public. Five promotional short movies made by the Academy "Ştefan cel Mare" of MIF and Public Organization "Military Traditions" as part of the "National value in modern education" project were presented to the large public: "Moldova between tradition and contemporaneity", "Evolution of military fleet under Ştefan el Mare", "Form a nation of braves", "Echo of military glory of the Romanian people in Mihai Eminescu's work" and "Historic itinerary". The movies reconstruct the glorious past of our ancestors, promote modern ideas in patriotic education and creation of a civic attitude of the young generation.

Also, was held a cognitive-entertaining workshop where children played with puzzles and cardboard cubes with historic thematic (Bas-relief with scenes from battles of Podul Înalt, Moldova's Fortresses etc.).

Evocation „540 years from the victory of Ştefan cel Mare at Vaslui”

#Exhibit of the Month

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

Evocation „540 years from the victory of Ştefan cel Mare at Vaslui”

January 10th, 2015

#Exhibit of the Month