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.
Palaeoethnobotanical materials from Znamenskoe hill-fort and Dyakovo culture grain production
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. IX [XXIV], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică Chișinău, 2015
Abstract
The article provides an overview of the study of palaeoethnobotanical materials of Dyakovo culture. It introduces in the scientific circulation new materials from Znamenskoe hill-fort. A statistical analysis of the data obtained from the settlement was carried out. The authors have conducted a comparative analysis of representative materials from the whole Dyakovo culture. On the basis of the whole complex of data on palaeoethnobotanical materials of the Dyakovo culture there was analyzed grain production and changes in it during the first periods of this culture (from the 7th century BC to the 4th century AD). The results do not pretend to be the final decision; they only specify the general trend for all «forest» cultures, to which N.A. Kiryanova has already drawn attention.
List of illustrations: Fig. 1. Imprints of millet on a weight. Fig. 2. Diagram of correlation of grains from Znamenskoe hill-fort: а - quantity; б - mass. Legend: P. m. - Panicum miliaceum (millet); H. v. - Hordeum vulgare (barley); T. d. - Triticum dicoccon (emmer wheat); T. a. s. l. - Triticum aestivum s. l. (common wheat); 1 – 7th-3rd centuries BC.; 2 - combined data; 3 - fi rst centuries AD. Fig. 3. Map of Dyakovo culture sites with established palaeoethnobotanical spectrum (PBS): 1 - Nastas’ino; 2 - Znamenskoe; 3 - Dyakovo; 4 - Otmichi; 5 - Rostislavl’. Fig. 4. Comparative diagram of the PBS of Dyakovo sites: а - quantity; б - mass. Legend: P. m. - Panicum miliaceum (millet); H. v. - Hordeum vulgare (barley); T. sp. - Triticum sp. (wheat) (numbering of sites see at table 2). Fig. 5. Cluster analysis of PBS data (numbering of sites see at table 2). Fig. 6. Graph of changes of Dyakovo culture grain production in course of time: I - data on the sites; II - theoretical curves of changes in the mass ratio of cereals in course of time. Legend: P. m. - Panicum miliaceum (millet); H. v. - Hordeum vulgare (barley); T. sp. - Triticum sp. (wheat) (numbering of sites see at table 2)
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.
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