#Exhibit of the Month

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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General Director of NMHM

Eugen Sava, Doctor Habilitat of Historical Sciences

Education:
• Department of History, SUM (1983);
• Institute of History of Material Culture of AS of USSR (1985-1988) – doctorate;

Thesis „Kultura mnogovalikovoj keramiki Dnestrovsko-Prutskogo mejdurečja (kul'turno-istoričeskaja charakteristika, chronologija i periodizacija)". 1989, Leningrad, URSS.

• State University of Moldova (2003) – doctor habilitat.

Thesis "Cultural-chronological interferences in the Late Bronze Age in the Carpathian-Dniester area (Noua-Sabatinovka cultural complex)". 2003. State University, Chisinau.

• Field of research: Prehistoric archaeology in the Carpathian-Dniester area
• Corresponding member of the German Institute of Archeology (Deutsches Arhaeologisches Institut), Berlin (2009)
• Honorary member of the Institute of Archeology of the Romanian Academy, Iasi (2010)

Tel.: +373 (22) 24 43 25
Email: office@nationalmuseum.md

Deputy Director for Collections

Elena Postica, Doctor of Historical Sciences

Education:
• Department of History, SUM (1976);
• Institute of History of ASM (1998) – doctorate.

Thesis for the degree of Ph.D.: “Anti-Soviet Resistance in the Moldavian SSR (1944-1950)”.

Tel.: +373 (22) 24 15 61
Email: elena.postica@nationalmuseum.md; epostica@yahoo.com

Deputy Director for Public Relations

Livia Ermurachi

• Education:Faculty of History and Ethnopedagogy of the State Pedagogical University „Ion Creanga” (2008-2010) - bachelor's / master's degree (2003-2010);

Tel.: +373 69 570 373
Email: livia.ermurachi@nationalmuseum.md

Project Director

Lilia Zabolotnaia, Doctor habilitate of Historical Sciences

Education:
• USM Faculty of History (1984);
• Institute of History of the ASM (1998) - PhD.

Doctoral thesis: "Formation and establishment of the urban market in Moldova at the end of the 16th century - the beginning of the 18th century"
Post-Doctoral thesis entitled "The status of women in medieval society in Moldova and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (XIV-XVII centuries). Comparative study"

Tel.: +373 (22) 24 43 25
Email: lilizab61@gmail.com

Chief Accountant

Angela Marchitan

Education: International Management Institute, Chisinau (2006)

Tel.: +373 (22) 23 82 69
Email: angela.marchitan@gmail.com

Departments

Curatorial Department

Head: Irina Goncharova

Education: State Pedagogical Institute named after Ion Creanga (1978)

Tel.: +373 (22) 23 82 82

Restoration Department

Head: Ecaterina Bondarenco

Education: Department of History, SUM (1980)

Tel.: +373 (22) 23 82 84

Department of Public Relations and Museum Education

Head: Natalia Popovici

Education: State Pedagogical University named after Ion Creanga (1992)

Tel.: +373 (22) 24 04 26
Email: natalia.popovici@nationalmuseum.md

Exhibition Department

Head: Victor Toi

Education: Department of History, SUM (1983)

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Email: victsoi@rambler.ru

Informatics Department

Head: Lilia Calughin

Education: Department of Library Science and Bibliography, SUM (1992)

Tel.: +373 (22) 24 36 71
Email: lilia.calughin@nationalmuseum.md

Publications and editorial marketing Center

Head: Aurel Zanoci, Doctor of Historical Sciences

Education:
• Department of History, SUM (1991);
• State University of Moldova (1993-1996) – doctorate.

Thesis for the degree of Ph.D.: “The Getae-Dacian Fortifications in the Area outside the Carpathians in 6^th – 3^rd centuries B.C.”

Tel.: +373 (22) 23 82 79
Email: aurel.zanoci@nationalmuseum.md

Library and scientific archive

Head: Mariana Balan

Education:
• Department of Letters, SUM (1995);
• Department of Post-University Studies, SUM (1997)

Tel.: +373 (22) 24 36 69
Email: marilibr@mail.ru

Research Departments

Archaeology

Head: Gheorghe Postică, Dr. habil. in history, university lecturer

• Moldova State University, Faculty of History (1976), licentiate studies.
• M. V. Lomonosov State University in Moscow (1988), doctoral studies.

Ph.D. thesis: "Pottery of Central Moldova of the late 1st - early 2nd millennia AD as a historical source".

• Moldova State University (2006), postdoctoral studies.

Habilitation thesis: "Early medieval civilization of the Prut-Dniester region (5th-13th centuries)".

Tel.: +373 68 896 767
Email: gpostica@gmail.com

History and Museology

Head: Anuta Boldureanu, Doctor of Historical Sciences

Education:
• Department of History, SUM (1994);
• Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of ASM (2003) – doctorate.
Thesis for the degree of Ph.D.: “Ottoman Coin in Moldova (1512-1603)”

Tel.: +373 (22) 23 82 85
Email: anuta.boldureanu@nationalmuseum.md

#Exhibit of the Month

Roman Bronze Situla (1st century BC – 2nd century AD)

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#Exhibit of the Month