The 21 beads form part of a bronze hoard found in 2019 within a forested area close to the town of Nisporeni. Alongside the beads, the hoard included numerous bronze ornaments (2 Röschitz-Sanislău-type fibulae, 7 necklaces, 12 rings, 22 tubes, 23 bracelets, and approximately 80 appliqués), one coral bead and a pendant made from a wild animal's tooth. At present, the amber beads are preserved in the collections of the Muzeul Național de Istorie a Moldovei, while the remainder of the hoard is in the possession of a private collector. The hoard was discovered accidentally in a pit about 50 cm deep. The objects in this hoard are of Western origin, with known parallels in archaeological complexes from Poland, Hungary, Serbia, and Slovakia, and, to a lesser extent, in Romania. The presence of this bronze hoard on the territory of the Republic of Moldova illustrates the cultural dynamics of the region during the Early Iron Age and a fundamental shift in the vector of cultural influences from east to west. The amber bead strand comprises 16 whole beads and five fragmentary ones. They have an elongated biconical shape and vary in size. The beads are brown-reddish in color; their lengths range from 1.1 to 3.1 cm, widths from 0.6 to 1.4 cm, thicknesses from 0.6 to 1.1 cm, and the perforation diameter ranges between 0.2 and 0.3 cm. Amber beads appear in several bronze hoards dated to the Late Bronze Age in the eastern half of Slovakia and in Transdanubian Hungary. Parallels are also known from the Cioclovina Cave in Romania. With the onset of the Iron Age, amber items disappear from the Carpathian Basin for approximately 300 years, reappearing alongside the arrival of Scythian elements. The bronze hoard discovered at Nisporeni is dated to the HaA2-HaB1-2 interval (1050/1000 - 800/750 B.C.).
The Society for the Protection of War Orphans. The Chișinău Regional Committee (1918-1924)
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VIII [XXIII], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
After the First World War, in addition to the numerous human and material losses suffered, Romania registered over 360.000 orphans of war. In Bessarabia, 24,142 children remained without one or both parents. Providing for their care and education proved to be a difficult task for the national institutions and charity societies. Among the most influential non-governmental organizations of the time that assumed the noble mission of guardianship these orphans, was the Society for the Protection of War Orphans. This study analyzes the evolution of the Chișinău Regional Committee of the Society for the Protection of War Orphans in the first six years of activity.
List of Annexes:
Annex 1. Minutes of the meetings of the Chișinău Regional Committee of the Society for the Protection of War Orphans. a. Minutes on the establishment of the Chișinău Regional Committee of the Society for the Protection of War Orphans. b. Minutes on the establishment of the Chișinău Regional Committee of the Society for the Protection of War Orphans. Signatures of the founding members. c. Minutes of the meetings of the Chișinău Regional Committee of the Society for the Protection of War Orphans from December 7, 1918. The Archbishop Nicodim Munteanu notifies the association about upholding the decision on the transfer of the diocesan orphanage to the Society. The teacher C. Ionescu, priest Theodore Petrovici and orphanage intendant D.S. Popovici are appointed to the commission for inventory and transfer of the institution’s property. d. At the same meeting, the members are informed about the decision of the Directorate-General for Education to cover the payment of two teachers and one manager for the administration of the kindergarten belonging to the orphanage. The Directorate-General of Internal Affairs donates to the Society 4,000 lei. The Orthodox clergy puts at the disposal of the association 1117,50 lei. Two censors and new members are proposed for the steering committee. e. Members of the Chișinău Regional Committee of the Society for the Protection of War Orphans on December 7, 1918.
Annex 2. The orphanages administrated by the Chișinău Regional Committee of the Society for the Protection of War Orphans. a. The orphanage for girls „Princess Elisabeth” in Cetatea Albă County. b. The orphanage for boys „Queen Marie of Romania” in Cahul County. c. The orphanage for boys „Stefan the Great” in Bălți County. d. The orphanage for boys „ Prince Michael” in Tighina County. e. The orphanage for boys „ Ferdinand I” in Chișinău. f. The children of the orphanage „Olga M. Sturdza” in Tighina County.
Annex 3. The organizational structure of the Society for the Protection of War Orphans (1917-1924).
Mihail Iliev
Vasile Stroescu and Romanians of Bihor County
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VI [XXI], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
The 21 beads form part of a bronze hoard found in 2019 within a forested area close to the town of Nisporeni. Alongside the beads, the hoard included numerous bronze ornaments (2 Röschitz-Sanislău-type fibulae, 7 necklaces, 12 rings, 22 tubes, 23 bracelets, and approximately 80 appliqués), one coral bead and a pendant made from a wild animal's tooth...
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
