Figurine of a stork on a stand
India ,
12.07.1956
МЗСБ КП 5905 П 178
17,4 х 5,7 х 8 cm
horn, wood, turning, grinding, varnishing
A gift from the Indian journalist Roy and his wife who visited Stalingrad 12.07.1956. The bird is standing over the nest. The head of the stork is turned to the sky, the beak is a little bit opened and the wings are spread. The figurine is carved from a Buffalo horn. The wings are glued to the body of the figurine. It is polished and glued to a wooden base.
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Egypt ,
May 1959
Box with a card inside: “To the Heroes of Stalingrad in memory of unfading heroism”
A gift from Mussa Araf, the Minister of Public Works of the Egyptian region of the United Arab Republic, in May 1959, United Arab Republic, Egyptian region. The name card inside of the jewel box reads: “To the Heroes of Stalingrad to remember their never fading heroism”.
Cup. A gift from Czechoslovak writers and journalists to the heroic Stalingrad
Czechoslovakia ,
1947 September
Cup. A gift from Czechoslovak writers and journalists to the heroic Stalingrad
An engraved dedicatory inscription “Hrdinnému Stalingradu / Čs. spisovatelé a novináři / záři 1947” (To the Heroic Stalingrad from the Czechoslovakian writers and journalists, September 1947) enframed with laurel branches; on the bottom there is the finesse stamp “875” and the manufacturer’s seal.