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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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A Punic residential quarter on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. At the summit of Byrsa Hill, the site of the Roman forum, a Punic residential quarter dating from the city’s final century of existence—more precisely, the early 2nd century BCE—has been unearthed. The settlement is typical and even stereotypical, with a room facing the street that could be used as a store, a cistern installed in the basement to collect water for domestic use, and a long corridor on the right-hand side leading to a courtyard with a well, around which a series of small rooms of varying numbers are arranged.
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The Tophet is a sacred Punic enclosure where, according to a well-established but now disputed historical account, the Carthaginians are said to have sacrificed their children to the protective deities Tanit and Ba'al Hammon. This garden contains a large number of Punic stelae, many of which bear the symbol of Tanit.
A02-020 · 2008
The Tophet is a sacred Punic enclosure where, according to a well-established but now disputed historical account, the Carthaginians are said to have sacrificed their children to the protective deities Tanit and Ba'al Hammon. This garden contains a large number of Punic stelae, many of which bear the symbol of Tanit.
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The Tophet is a sacred Punic enclosure where, according to a well-established but now disputed historical account, the Carthaginians are said to have sacrificed their children to the protective deities Tanit and Ba'al Hammon. This garden contains a large number of Punic stelae, many of which bear the symbol of Tanit.
A02-022 · 2008
The Tophet is a sacred Punic enclosure where, according to a well-established but now disputed historical account, the Carthaginians are said to have sacrificed their children to the protective deities Tanit and Ba'al Hammon. This garden contains a large number of Punic stelae, many of which bear the symbol of Tanit.
A02-023 · 2008
The Tophet is a sacred Punic enclosure where, according to a well-established but now disputed historical account, the Carthaginians are said to have sacrificed their children to the protective deities Tanit and Ba'al Hammon. This garden contains a large number of Punic stelae, many of which bear the symbol of Tanit.
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The Tophet is a sacred Punic enclosure where, according to a well-established but now disputed historical account, the Carthaginians are said to have sacrificed their children to the protective deities Tanit and Ba'al Hammon. This garden contains a large number of Punic stelae, many of which bear the symbol of Tanit.
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The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
A02-026 · 2008
The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
A02-027 · 2008
The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
A02-028 · 2008
The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
A02-029 · 2008
The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
A02-030 · 2008
The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
A02-031 · 2008
The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
A02-032 · 2008
The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
A02-033 · 2008
The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
A02-034 · 2008
The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
A02-035 · 2008
The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
A02-036 · 2008
The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
A02-037 · 2008
The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
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The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
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The Villa Volière at the archaeological site of the Park of the Roman Villas in Carthage. The partially reconstructed villa features some beautiful floor mosaics.
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The Villa Volière at the archaeological site of the Park of the Roman Villas in Carthage. The partially reconstructed villa features some beautiful floor mosaics.
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Les ports puniques
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The Antonine Baths of Carthage are the largest Roman bath complex ever built on African soil. Of the original structures, only a few remnants of the ground floor—consisting of service areas located near the Carthaginian waterfront—remain. In fact, the site served as a stone quarry for centuries to build numerous monuments, both in Tunis and in many cities across the northern Mediterranean basin, such as Pisa; its proximity to the shore exacerbated the looting. The ruins extend over a length of more than 200 meters along the shoreline. The anastylosis of a column from the frigidarium by a Tunisian archaeological mission in 1985, as part of the international campaign led by UNESCO (1972–1992), gives a sense of the site’s magnificence at the height of the Roman city’s glory; the lost vaults rose to a height of over 29 meters—roughly the height of an eight-story building.
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The Villa Volière at the archaeological site of the Park of the Roman Villas in Carthage. The partially reconstructed villa features some beautiful floor mosaics.
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The Villa Volière at the archaeological site of the Park of the Roman Villas in Carthage. The partially reconstructed villa features some beautiful floor mosaics.
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The Tophet is a sacred Punic enclosure where, according to a well-established but now disputed historical account, the Carthaginians are said to have sacrificed their children to the protective deities Tanit and Ba'al Hammon. This garden contains a large number of Punic stelae, many of which bear the symbol of Tanit.
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Egyptian-style amulets made of siliceous clay. Intricately crafted, they often form the motifs of necklaces and are found by the dozens in the richest tombs. Whether imported from Egypt or produced locally, they are believed to possess magical protective powers. (H. 8.2 and 7 cm, Carthage, 5th–4th centuries BCE, Carthage Museum).
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This Punic inscription, which refers to urban development projects, is engraved on a small slab of black marble discovered in 1954 in Carthage and likely dating from the 3rd century. It commemorates the completion of a major public works project involving several trades: the construction of a new road or a new gate. (L. 25 cm, W. 11 cm, Carthage, 3rd century B.C., Carthage Museum).
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Makeup kit. Punic women, who took great pride in their appearance, used a wide range of products for their beauty routine: powders (pink and sky blue for blush), ointments, perfumes... Kohl case made of glass paste, terracotta, and even seashell, complete with a bone stylus (4th–3rd century BCE, Carthage Museum).
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A female head carved from terracotta, with delicate, regular features, wearing a tall, radiating crown (stéphané) that holds a veil in place and serves as an incense burner. This is likely a depiction of Demeter (H. 25 cm, 3rd–2nd century BCE, Carthage Museum).
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Bell-shaped terracotta figurines. Made on a potter’s wheel, they have a bell-shaped profile, and their origins date back to the Phoenicians of the East. These figures have a caricatured appearance: elongated skulls, protruding ears, prominent, hooked noses, and square chins. They are found primarily at the Tophet beginning in the 8th century, and their purpose remains a mystery. (Carthage, 8th century; Carthage Museum).
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A limestone ossuary with a lid decorated with a figure in bas-relief wearing a beard and clothing; the figure’s right hand is raised in a gesture of prayer, and the left hand holds a cup; his head rests on two large cushions. (Rabs Necropolis, Carthage, 3rd century BCE, Carthage Museum).
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A white marble sarcophagus with a figurative lid decorated in high relief with a male figure wearing a mustache and beard, whose body is wrapped in a long garment. His right hand is raised in a gesture of prayer, and his left hand holds a cup. He has been identified as either a priest or a magistrate. Egyptian and Greek influences are evident (H. 65 cm, L. 193 cm, W. 72 cm; Necropolis of Saint Monica in Carthage, 3rd century B.C.; Carthage Museum).
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Déesses assises sur des trônes, enveloppées d'un voile descendant jusqu'à leurs genoux. L'une d'elles est coiffée d'une tiare cylindrique. Ces figurines se rattachent à des modèles ioniens de la fin du Vième sicèle avant JC (H. 13 à 16 cm, musée de Carthage).
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