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.
Natalia Mateevici, Pavel Ostapenko, Tatiana Samojlova
Lot of amphora stamps found in the pit no. 16 from Tyras
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VI [XXI], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
In the course of work on the fausse-braye of a medieval fortress in the city of Belgorod-Dnestrovsky some interesting results related ancient Tyras have been obtained.The pit no.16 is located 30 m north of the Kiliya gate; excavations were made ta the maximum level of 5 m from the modern surface. During the study there were discovered remains of buildings belonging ta different periods of the existence of ancient Tyras. In the upper layers there were found remains of a building of the Roman time. Lower there were discovered parts of premises, dating back to the Hellenistic period. The Hellenistic layer was saturated with pottery, which allowed dating the remains of buildings. Most of the pottery is fragments of Greek amphorae, among which there were found 15 stamps, which quantitative distribution by the production centers is the following: 1- Knidos, 1- Sinope, 12 - Rhodes, 2 - undetermined ones. Stamps of these centers, with similar dating, have been also found in other parts of the ancient Tyras, located outside the pit no.16, behind the walls of the medieval city.
Natalia Mateevici
Is the Hlinaia amphora type a new type of Heraclean ware?
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. XVII [XXXII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Natalia Mateevici
New Greek amphora stamps found at Argamum/Orgame (excavations 1999-2000)
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. XVI [XXXI], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică, Chişinău, 2022
Natalia Mateevici
In memoriam Nicolae Chetraru
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. V [XX], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Natalia Mateevici
Amphora from Chios found in Dubăsari (new object in the collections of NMHM)
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VII [XXII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Natalia Mateevici
About some assertions on the spread of Greek amphorae in the Getae world
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VII [XXII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
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
