The top of the jewel box is decorated with the Arms of Canada, 1921; the bottom left corner is engraved with the ‘U.S.S.R. / 1955’ inscription, while the right corner inscription reads: “from / Lester B. Pearson / Secretary of State for External Affairs of Canada”; both sides of the lid are marked with manufacture’s stamps; and the bottom of the box has the following marks: “34/235”, “х 45”.
Box – a gift from Lester Pearson, the Secretary of State for External Affairs of Canada
Canada ,
10.10.1955
МЗСБ КП 5523 О 10
5 x 13.7 x 8.7 cm (closed)
silver, wood, calico, rolling, bending, engraving
A gift from Lester Pearson, the Secretary of State for External Affairs of Canada, who visited Stalingrad on 10.10.1955.
See also
Statuette of the goddess Athena
Greece ,
1997
Statuette of the goddess Athena
A gift from the Greek citizen Zoe Karayani to the panorama museum "Battle of Stalingrad". The ancient Greek goddess Athena (Ἀθηνᾶ) is depicted standing at full height. She is dressed in a chiton falling down to the soles of her feet, and has a helmet on her head. She is leaning on a spear with her right hand and holding a shield with her left. The base of the sculpture is covered with orthogonal meander ornaments and has the word ‘Athena’ written on the front side of the sculpture.