In the center of the medallion there is an embossed figure of a horse rider holding a bird in his hands. The legend in the Latin language: “+ SIGILLUM QONL VNIG : DIVIONIS :” (Liberation ... Dijon). Along the outer ring there are twenty embossed symbols and unknown characters. The reverse is covered with green velvet. The text on the internal side of the lid reads: “Cette pièce est garantie entièrement faite à la main, sans le secours d'aucune machine, comme il était fait aux temps anciens. / Jean-Marie Dodeur” (This piece was made completely by hand, no machine has been employed, just like in the ancient times. Jean-Marie Dodeur)
Dodeur Jean-Marie
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Carved vase
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Carved vase
A gift from the delegation of Chinese cultural workers who visited Stalingrad in May 1954. The metal vase is covered with numerous layers of varnish (resin) and decorated with carvings. The master sought the volume and complexity of the counter-relief. The inside and the bottom of the vase are finished with monochrome enamel (cobalt)
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Photo portrait of Haile Selassie I, the Emperor of Ethiopia, in a frame
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Photo portrait of Haile Selassie I, the Emperor of Ethiopia, in a frame
Photo portrait of Haile Selassie I, the Emperor of Ethiopia, in a frame. A gift from Haile Selassie I when visiting Stalingrad, July 1959.
A photograph with the autograph of the portrayed person; the upper part of the frame is decorated with a cypher and the emperor’s crown; the frame leg on the reverse has a stamping in golden foil: “Made in England”.
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Icon depicting St. Mary
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Icon depicting St. Mary
Petridis Argeris. A gift from the residents of Volos to Stalingrad. It was handed over to the USSR ambassador to Greece by Kartalis, the mayor of Volos