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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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The official visit of the General Director of Herend Porcelain Manufacture, Hungary

May 26, 2016

On 26 May 2016, the National Museum of History of Moldova hosted the official visit of Dr. Attila Simon, General Director of Herend Porcelain Manufacture of Hungary. The event was marked by the opening of the exhibition of porcelain "Shining Herend" at National Museum of History of Moldova and presentation of the catalog of unique porcelain objects produced by this manufacture.

The exhibition opened for the first time in Chișinău is one of the largest outside Hungary. It is a celebration of 190 years since foundation of the famous Herend Manufacture. The vast collection brought to the National Museum of History of Moldova of more than 600 pieces from the 19th and 20th centuries provides an overview of the suggestive techniques and technologies specific to the Herend porcelain art process. From classic to modern. From decorative product to utility product. Catalogue "Herend Manufacture at the beginning of the new millennium" is published in outstanding graphical conditions and shows the most representative iconic porcelain creations by Herend, objects that are part of the Hungarian and European cultural heritage.

The visit, organized with the support of the Hungarian Embassy in Moldova, aimed at presenting and promoting the European cultural heritage. The meeting was attended by many officials, including Minister of Culture Monica Babuc, Minister of Education Corina Fusu, parliamentarians Valeriu Ghilețchi and Ina Șupac, Hungarian Ambassador Mátyás Szilágyi, Polish Ambassador Artur Michalski, other representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Chișinău, along with businessmen, artists and representatives of civil society.