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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.


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Publications Journal „Tyragetia"


Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. XI [XXVI], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
ISSN 1857-0240
E-ISSN 2537-6330

Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. XI [XXVI], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică

Chișinău, 2017

I. Researches


Denis Topal, Martin Golec
Vekerzug culture and new finds of Scythian akinakai in Moravia

Akinobu Kuroda
Why and How Did Silver Dominate across Eurasia Late-13th through Mid-14th Century? Historical Backgrounds of the Silver Bars Unearthed from Orheiul Vechi

II. Papers and surveys


Наталья Бурдо
Interpretation of the cultural layer of the early Trypillian site of Bernashevka I

Михаил Видейко, Рене Улрау, Евгений Слесарев, Мария Видейко
New investigations at the Trypillia BI-II site of Kolomyitsiv Yar

Юрий Рассамакин
A unique find of a cast of a nose from a grave of the Pit Grave culture, the Molochnaya River region (Ukraine)

Дмитрий Тесленко
A Catacomb grave with wagon near the village of Voikovo

Elena Izbitser
Novokorsunskaya 2/18, A Grave with a Wagon: work on mistakes

Александр Колесник
Non-utilitarian context of the burnt flint artifacts from the Bronze Age settlements in the Seversky Donets River region

Mariana Sîrbu, Stanislav Țerna
Stolniceni II – a new settlement with “ash lenses” discovered in the northern zone of the Republic of Moldova

Octavian Munteanu, Livia Sîrbu, Ghenadie Sîrbu
Discoveries with cult significance from the Late Bronze Age settlement of Ulmu

Игорь Прохненко
Hillforts of the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age in the Transcarpathian Region of Ukraine

Mihail Băț
Early Iron Age settlement in Ţahnăuţi, Rezina District

Иван Власенко
Multi-layered settlement Rudi XX (excavations in 1982)

Aurel Zanoci, Natalia Mateevici
Collection of ceramic items from Butuceni in the National Museum of History of Moldova

Dumitru Boghian, Alexandru Berzovan, Sergiu-Constantin Enea
The Getic fortress from Criveşti Strunga Commune, Iaşi County

Сергей Курчатов
Pre-Chernyakhov horizon of the multilayer settlement of Chernitsa I

Игорь Сапожников
Ancient defensive walls and roads around the Danube crossing near Lake Kartal: Experience of cartographic stratigraphy

Vasile Mărculeț
Posible quaestor Justinianus exercitus: Germanus, son of Dorotheus

Стелла Дончева
Metric systems and principles of dimensioning in early Christian architecture

Vlad D. Ghimpu
Basarabi-Murfatlar and Corbii de Piatră – about the Crimean influence on the architecture of the Romanian churches of the early Middle Ages

Борис Раев, Максим Белов, Анна Жадаева
A grave of a Cuman noble woman in the Kislyakovsky 13 kurgan cemetery (Krasnodar kray)

Юрий Пятницкий
Exhibition “Byzantium through the Centuries” at the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

Ana Boldureanu
Chronicle of coin findings (XI)

III. Paper and book review


Ludmila Bacumenco-Pîrnău
George Bilavschi, Unelte agricole din Moldova medievală, Brăila: Editura Istros, 2016, 488 p. ISBN: 978-606-654-222-7

 



 

 

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Bessarabia and MASSR between the Two World Wars
Bessarabia and Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in the Period between the Two World Wars
Revival of National Movement
Time of Reforms and their Consequences
Abolition of Autonomy. Bessarabia – a New Tsarist Colony
Period of Relative Autonomy of Bessarabia within the Russian Empire
Phanariot Regime
Golden Age of the Romanian Culture
Struggle for Maintaining of Independence of Moldova
Formation of Independent Medieval State of Moldova
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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.
©2006-2025 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC

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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.
©2006-2025 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC