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.
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. IV [XIX], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
The collection of old books numbering 203 unities from the former library of Alexandru Sturdza has been transferred to the National Library of the Republic of Moldova from the Regional Library from Odessa. All the books bear the seal „Стурдзовская библиотека” and is undoubtedly the main corpse Sturza family’s former library. Our research pursued investigating only issues referring to completion degree, methods of acquisition, principles of book selection, content and impact of book knowledge on forming social-political, cultural-religious and philosophic ideas of count Alexandru Sturdza (1791-1854) and his father Scarlat Sturdza.
A part of books covered with leather have an owner mark with golden initials „CH.CZ.” deeply imprinted on the upper left corner. We presume that this abbreviation is the name Charles Stourdza which is an expression in French of the Greek name Scarlat, as all the books with this marking are printed (and acquired) before Alexandru Sturza’ birth. The possessors of the books didn’t make many marginal signs and therefore we cannot establish exactly whom each book belonged, but it is logical to assume that the library has been passed on from generation to generation within Studrza family.
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....
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
