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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. XVI [XXXI], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică
ISSN 1857-0240
E-ISSN 2537-6330

Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. XVI [XXXI], nr. 1, Arheologie. Istorie Antică

Chişinău, 2022

Researches


Иван Снытко, Евгений Туровский
To the problem of the formation of the Olbian state in the process of the Greek colonization of the Lower Bug territory in the 7th century and the beginning of the 5th century BC

Ion Tentiuc, Octavian Munteanu
The connections of the East Carpathian region with the world of the Vikings: new find of the chape of the scabbard of an early medieval sword in the territory of Moldova

Papers and surveys


Irina Rusu
Neolithic and Early Eneolithic settlements in the Delia River basin

Игорь Манзура, Владислав Петренко
The Usatovo kurgan cemetery II (excavation 1984)

Игорь Сапожников, Майя Кашуба
A.A. Matveev’s works in 1890 in the vicinity of Akkerman at the instruction of Imperial Archaeological Commission: surveys, excavations, investigation of the ancient plate with a Latin inscription

Eugen Mistreanu
About the batch of clay “breadcakes” found at the Cucoara I site (from the collections of the National Museum of History of Moldova)

Mariana Sîrbu
Complementing the data on the collection of stone artifacts found at the first studied settlement of the Noua culture on the territory of the Republic of Moldova

Nana Khakhutaishvili, Revaz Papuashvili, Guram Chkhatarashvili
Colchis – the Ancient Center of Iron Metallurgy

Aurel Zanoci, Andrei Asăndulesei, Mihail Băţ, Vitalie Sochircă, Tatiana Nagacevschi, Adrian-Felix Tencariu, Victor Dulgher
Step by step. Interdisciplinary research at the Iron Age site of Saharna “Rude” in the Middle Dniester Basin

Александр Могилов, Сергей Диденко
On the issue of the northern boundaries of the Scythian circle sites distribution in the Ukrainian forest-steppe (a burial mound near the Ladyzhichi Village in the lower reaches of the Prypiat River

Natalia Mateevici
New Greek amphora stamps found at Argamum/Orgame (excavations 1999-2000)

George-Dan Hânceanu
The Getic settlement from Roşiori (Neamţ County). Celtic iron objects

Aurel Zanoci, Mihail Băţ, Vitalie Sochircă, Victor Dulgher, Vladimir Chitic, Daniel Cuculescu
The Getic habitation in the area of Socola village (Șoldăneşti district, Republic of Moldova)

Игорь Сапожников, Майя Кашуба
(“Royal Tomb” of the necropolis of Tyras, discovered in 1895: documental evidence of the Imperial Archaeological Commission Archives and cartography data

Radu Ota, Ilie Lascu
A votive bronze Statuette of Jupiter recently found at Apulum, Roman Dacia

Octavian Munteanu, Vasile Iarmulschi, Nicolae Batog
Two Almgren 69 brooches discovered at Mîrzoaia, Republic of Moldova (reconfirming the presence of sedentary communities in the Prut-Dniester area at the beginning of the 1st millennium AD)

Vasile Mărculeţ
Campaign of Emperor Nikephoros I to Bulgaria (811). Considerations on some controversial issues

Игорь Возный
Ranged hand weapon of the 10th - 13th centuries from the area between the Upper Siret and the Middle Dniester

Иван Синчук, Вячеслав Родин
The hoard of Polish copper shillings of the Kingdom of Poland of the 1660s

Иван Синчук
About the plot of the scene on a plate from the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw

Elena Arcuş-Jantovan
Russian coins from the collections of the National Museum of History of Moldova (2nd half of the 18th century)

Paper and book review


Юрий Пятницкий
Е.И. Арсентьева, О.В. Горская, Античные ювелирные изделия из частных собраний. Кольца и перстни. Каталог коллекции. Государственный Эрмитаж. Санкт-Петербург: Издательство Государственного Эрмитажа, 2019, 196 стр., ил., ISBN: 9785935728779

 



 

 

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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