Composition made of elephant tusks on a stand
Ethiopia ,
July, 1959
МЗСБ КП 7744/1 О 1 С 30
90 х 143 х 44 cm
bone, metal, wood, turning, casting, notching, assembly
Composition made of elephant tusks on a stand. It represents a stylized arch topped with the imperial orb with a Christian cross. The gift plate contains an image of the imperial crown with a monogram and the inscription: "In commemoration of the visit of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I.st emperor of Ethiopia."
A gift from Haile Selassie I, the Emperor of Ethiopia, when visiting Stalingrad, July 1959.
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A plaque with the appeal in verses by Piero Calamandrei “Monument to Shame.”
Italy ,
1975
A plaque with the appeal in verses by Piero Calamandrei “Monument to Shame.”
The author writes, “you will have, comrade Kesselring, the monument you demand from us Italians, but it is up to us to decide what stones it will be built of... and the name of those stones is now and forever Resistance”; the poem was written on December 4, 1952 after the statement was made by A. Kesselring that Italians must erect a monument dedicated to him
Folding table
Egypt ,
1964
Folding table
Present to the Volgograd delegation from Mohammed Essam Eddin Hassuna, the Governor of Port Said, on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the victory in the Suez War, 1964
United Arab Republic (Egypt), Port Said. The table legs fold along the central axis; the table top is placed on top of the unfolded legs, but they are not fixed together.