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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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“REMEMBER. 23 AUGUST" 2026

International action devoted to the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes

On August 23, the day the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact was signed in 1939, we honor the memory of all the victims of the criminal actions of National Socialism and Communism.

The National Museum of History of Moldova supports this year as well the commemorative action initiated by the European Memory and Solidarity Network in 2013 "Remember. 23 August" with the aim of commemorating the victims of the totalitarian regimes of the 20th century. In the context of edification a European culture of memory in the Republic of Moldova, it is crucial to know our history and learn from it, to remember all those who resisted, fought for truth and freedom, supported democratic and moral values and sacrificed their lives in the fight against totalitarian oppression.

Those interested in finding out more information and joining the initiative "Remember. 23 August" are invited to visit the website http://www.enrs.eu/august23, where details about the campaign, historical context, life stories of the victims of totalitarian regimes, as well as educational materials elaborated by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity are available. A series of short films every year, dedicated to those who suffered violence during totalitarian regimes, to remind us of this important day for Europe can be viewed at the website https://enrs.eu/video/list?project=remember-august-23 .

The European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes was proclaimed by the European Parliament on September 23, 2008. This day was commemorated for the first time in 2011 in Warsaw, under the auspices of the Polish Presidency of the European Union.

In the Republic of Moldova, the Executive instituted August 23 as the European Day of Commemoration of the Victims of all Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes, such as Nazism, Stalinism, Fascist and Communist Regimes, on August 21, 2019.

The European Network Remembrance and Solidarity is an international initiative aimed at the study, documentation and dissemination of knowledge about 20th-century European history and forms of its commemoration, with particular consideration given to periods of dictatorship, war and social upheaval in the face of oppression.