#certified
Museum item: Revival of the Empire – state control and communication, 6th century.
Digital item: Seal of the auto-mechanic
Donor of digital item: Ivana Ćuković*
Note from donor:
My grandfather Živan Matić* (1903 – 1998) was a driver for the ministry of Trade and Industry in the former Yugoslavia. His belongings including this seal, was saved by my grandmother, Živan’s third wife. Živan was a strong character, about whom many stories were told.
His seal, which is attached here, he used to certify Master’s exams for auto-mechanics.
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*More stories about this family can be found under the following object numbers:
- No. 4 – Votive Chariot, Dupljaja, 2nd millennium BC
- No. 14 – Baroque medal from the wars against the Ottoman Empire
- No. 19 – Child with a ball, Nikola Aleksić. 1863.