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.
Some changes in the chronology of the Rhodos amphorae seals discovered in the barbarian surroundings of the Northwestern Pontic space
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. III [XVIII], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
A new chronological classification of the Rhodos seals, discovered at the barbarian sites from the Northwestern Pontic space and published initially in our monograph, is offered in the article.
The Greek amphorae from the Northwestern Pontic barbarian surroundings of 6th- beginning of the 2nd centuries BC. The need to re-publish the Rhodos seals was motivated by the findings of the new investigations regarding the chronology of the Rhodesian sealed amphorae, which resulted in the elaboration of a new chronology by the Israeli researcher G. Finkielszteijn and which are accepted nowadays by most of the amphorologists as a working instrument. According to this chronology, the Rhodesian sealed amphorae’s appearance in the Northwestern Pontic barbarian surroundings occurs in the period of the 70ies-40ies of the 3rd century BC. The analysis of the Rhodos seals presented in this study makes possible affirming that the final date of the penetration of this Mediterranean center’ goods can be considered the second half of the 2nd century BC and not the beginning of the same century as regarded before.
Natalia Mateevici, Mihai Ionescu
Stamps on the Greek amphorae from the excavations on the Oituz Street, no. 15, Mangalia, Constanţa County, Romania
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. XIV [XXIX], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică, Chişinău, 2020
Natalia Mateevici, Evgeniya Redina
The collection of Heraclian stamps from the site of Košary, Odessa region, Ukraine
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. II [XVII], 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
Natalia Mateevici
In memoriam Nicolae Chetraru
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. V [XX], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
Natalia Mateevici, Mihaela Iacob, Dorel Paraschi
New findings of Greek amphorae in the area of Peceneaga in Western Dobrogea
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. IX [XXIV], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică Chișinău, 2015
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
