The box and the lid are two flattened hemispheres. The metal base is covered with numerous layers of varnish (resin) and decorated with carvings and floral ornaments. The master sought the volume and complexity of the counter-relief. The inside and the bottom of the box are finished with monochrome enamel (cobalt)
Carved powder boxes with lids
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Vase. Gift of the party and government delegation of Vietnam
Vietnam ,
30.06.1985
Vase. Gift of the party and government delegation of Vietnam
Gift of the party and government delegation of Vietnam to the panorama museum "Battle of Stalingrad".
Banner. On one side of the banner, an inscription is made with gold paint in French: “The youth of the country of Fabienne and Guy Môquet will never fight against the country of the heroes of Stalingrad”
France ,
26.08.1950
Banner. On one side of the banner, an inscription is made with gold paint in French: “The youth of the country of Fabienne and Guy Môquet will never fight against the country of the heroes of Stalingrad”
Banner. On one side of the banner, an inscription is made with gold paint in French: "The youth of the country of Fabienne and Guy Môquet will never fight against the country of the heroes of Stalingrad" (Jamais les jeunes du pays / de Fabien et de Guy Môquet / ne feront la guerre au pays / des heros de Stalingrad); on the other side, there is an article from the French Constitution: "The French Republic will never use its forces against the freedom of other people" (La République Française / n'emploiera / jamais ses forces / contre / la liberté d'aucun peuple / Constitution Française).
A gift from the French youth peasant organization to the youth of Stalingrad, 26.08.1950.
Model of the Brihadishvara Temple in Thanjavur
India ,
July 1966
Model of the Brihadishvara Temple in Thanjavur
A gift from Kumaraswami Kamaraj, the Chairman of the Indian National Congress, who visited Stalingrad in July 1966.