Figurine of the wild ox
Italy ,
July 1961
МЗСБ КП 8229/1
28,6 х 14 х 21,5 cm
bronze, stone, metal, enamel, casting, decorative patina-forming, treatment, grinding, stamping, assembly
A gift from the city of Turin to the delegation of Stalingrad, Piedmont region, Turin. The animal is depicted enraged. The bull symbolizes a strong city, ready to defend its borders. A Golden bull with silver horns on an escutcheon of azure colour is an integral part of the coat of arms of Turin. On the base of the statue there is a plate with the coat of arms of Turin and an inscription that reads: “Alla città di Stalingrado / la città di Torino / giugno 1961” (To the city of Stalingrad – Turin, June 1961)
See also
Decorative plate from the deputy of the European Parliament Jiří Maštálka
The Czech Republic ,
2018
Decorative plate from the deputy of the European Parliament Jiří Maštálka
Psutková Jana. Decorative plate. Inscriptions: "From the deputy of the European Parliament / Jiří Maštálka / Czech Republic", "To the Hero City of Volgograd / for eternal memory."
Present of Jiří Maštálka, the deputy of the European Parliament from the Communist Party of the Czech Republic and Moravia, to the hero city of Volgograd on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the victory at Stalingrad, 2018
