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Pendentifs porte amulettes en or, ornés de la tête du dieu bélier Amon-Rê (H. 4,6 cm, nécropole de Dermech, Carthage, VIe siècle av.J.-C., musée du Bardo). section punique - musée du Bardo

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Gold amulet pendants adorned with the head of the lioness goddess Sekhmet (H. 4.6 cm, Dermech Necropolis, Carthage, 6th century B.C., Bardo Museum). Punic Section – Bardo Museum

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Ornement de chaton de bague en pâte siliceuse décoré d’un faucon (Horus ?) et d’un serpent (musée du Bardo). section punique - musée du Bardo

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Statuette en terre cuite du dieu Bès, censé protéger contre les êtres nuisibles et assister les femmes enceintes (musée du Bardo). section punique - musée du Bardo

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An Egyptian-style glazed earthenware vial decorated with flowers and lotus blossoms around the neck. Rosettes, beads, lanceolate leaves, and lotus buds adorn the body. The name of Pharaoh Ahmasisineiter is inscribed in hieroglyphs near the neck. Dating from the 6th century B.C., it was found in a 4th-century B.C. tomb in Carthage (H. 21 cm, ø 16 cm, Bardo Museum). Punic Section – Bardo Museum

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Imported pottery that reflects the significance of the trade networks established by the Carthaginians and the richness of their trade: a 6th-century Corinthian-style vase—Punic section—Bardo Museum

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A terracotta lamp depicting the head of a figure with long hair, a beard, and a mustache, featuring finely rendered features and a highly expressive face. This type of lamp was apparently imported from Alexandria or produced locally and modeled after Alexandrian examples. This one is thought to represent a deity or a deified figure (5th–3rd centuries B.C., Bardo Museum). Punic Section – Bardo Museum

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A ceremonial bronze breastplate of Campanian or Apulian origin, consisting of a front plate bearing a helmeted head of Minerva and an ornately worked back plate. This cuirass was likely brought back from the Italian campaign by a soldier in Hannibal’s army who wished to keep it with him in his tomb (H. 30 cm, tomb in the Ksour-Essaf region, late 3rd century B.C., Bardo Museum). Punic Section—Bardo Museum

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A seal scarab made of a semiprecious material, mounted on a movable setting that pivots around an axis, decorated with the god Bes depicted as a kneeling warrior armed with a shield and a spear. The warrior motif, inspired by archaic Greek stelae, is fairly common in the Punic world (Bardo Museum). Punic section – Bardo Museum

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A two-layered sardonyx cameo depicting the helmeted head of Athena, the goddess who combines the formidable power of Zeus with the wisdom of Metis. Punic section—Bardo Museum

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Two gold rings with movable settings made of lapis lazuli, one decorated with a cow and the other with a palmette (4th century B.C., Bardo Museum). Punic section—Bardo Museum

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Black-glazed ceramic drinking vessel (askos) of Sicilian manufacture, dating from the 3rd century (Bardo Museum). Punic Section—Bardo Museum

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Corinthian cup with a black glaze and upturned handles; incised and overpainted decoration depicting a garland (3rd century, Bardo Museum). Punic section—Bardo Museum

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Punic terracotta bottle-shaped vase decorated with a painted human mask in which the nose serves as a nipple: the shape and decoration serve as a charm to ward off evil and are believed to protect the child from harm (H.‑11‑cm, Punic necropolis of Carthage, 3rd century B.C., Bardo Museum). Punic section—Bardo Museum

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Masque de femme ( protomé ) en terre cuite. Le visage est ovale, les yeux en amande, la bouche souriante et le menton est agrémenté d’une fossette. Un klaft maintenu sur le front par un diadème recouvre sa tête. Placés dans les tombes, ces masques sont censés protéger l’âme des défunts. Les plus anciens ont un style égyptisant très marqué et ne sont pas sans évoquer les momies (H.‑31‑cm, nécropole de Dermech à‑Carthage, fin du VIe siècle av.J.-C., musée du Bardo ). Section punique - musée du Bardo

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Stèle en calcaire, en forme d’obélisque, portant un décor gravé représentant un prêtre ( kohen ), vêtu comme ceux d’Égypte d’une robe de lin transparente et coiffé du bonnet cylindrique des kohanim. Sa main droite est levée dans un geste de prière, et il tient sur son bras gauche un enfant qu’il s’apprête à sacrifier selon la conception traditionnelle du tophet, ou à «restituer» à la divinité selon des interprétations récentes. Le fronton de la stèle est orné du disque solaire et du croissant ( symboles de Baal et de Tanit ) surplombant deux dauphins qui évoquent l’Océan céleste. Cette stèle est l’un des arguments principaux de ceux qui pensent que des sacrifices d’enfants étaient effectués dans le tophet ( H. 120 cm, tophet de Carthage, IIIe siècle, musée du Bardo ). Section punique - musée du Bardo

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A funerary stele in the form of a statue depicting a female figure standing on a pedestal. A veil draped over the back of her head envelops almost her entire body; the carefully rendered hair suggests an Archaic Greek influence. Her right hand is raised in prayer, while her left holds a pyxis. This stele was erected above the burial shaft of a tomb in Carthage (H. 73.5 cm, Borj Jedid Necropolis, Carthage, 4th–3rd centuries B.C., Bardo Museum). Punic section—Bardo Museum

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A betyl bearing a Greek transcription of a Phoenician expression meaning “house of the god,” made of gray granite and adorned on one side with a human figure with animal ears. On the reverse is the same inscription in Punic characters. This pebble may be a representation of Baal Hammon, symbolizing his terrible strength (H. 32 cm, W. 28 cm, provenance unknown, 5th century B.C., Bardo Museum). Punic Section—Bardo Museum

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Terracotta figurine depicting a completely nude male figure whose posture and naturalistic style suggest an Etruscan influence (H. 10.8 cm, W: 11 cm, Punic necropolis of Arg el Ghazouani, 4th century B.C., Nabeul Museum).

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Ce petit édifice en calcaire ( naskos ) est probablement un modèle réduit d’un temple dédié à Déméter. Il se compose d’un socle sur lequel se dresse une cella dont la base est ornée d’un porc et le fronton de deux dauphins affrontés sous une fleur. Agrémentée de pilastres au style éolique, cette cella est précédée d’un porche à deux colonnettes ioniques d’une grande finesse d’exécution. L’entablement est remarquable par sa gorge égyptienne et la densité de son décor architectural fait de rangées de perles et de pirouettes, d’oves et de dards, de rais-de-cœur et de denticules ( H.‑117‑cm, l.‑48‑cm, ép.‑50‑cm, Thuburbo Majus, IIe siècle av. J.-C., musée du Bardo ). Section punique - musée du Bardo

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A terracotta lion-headed goddess depicting Tanit, identified thanks to a Roman coin dating from 46 B.C., on which she appears accompanied by the initials G.T.A. (Genius Terrae Africae, spirit of the land of Africa). As the personification of Africa and the ruler of its destiny, she was all the more suited to take on the lion’s head, since the king of the animals and the forces of nature has always been one of the continent’s essential symbols (H. 150 cm, W 46 cm, D 36 cm, Thinissut sanctuary, near Bir Bouregba, 1st century A.D., Bardo Museum). Numidian Section—Bardo Museum

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Bronze razor-axe with a straight handle, decorated with a winged figure in relief (H. 13 cm, W. 5 cm, Kerkouane, 4th century B.C., Bardo Museum). Punic Section—Bardo Museum

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A spatula with a handle shaped like a lotus flower, ending in two ram's heads (H. 8.5 cm, Bardo Museum). Punic section—Bardo Museum

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Manche de miroir figurant une déesse mère se pressant les seins ( H. 13‑cm, nécropole de Douimès, Carthage, VIIe‑siècle av.‑J.-C., musée de Carthage ). section punique

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Comb decorated with Egyptian-inspired motifs (L. 10 cm, W. 5 cm, necropolis on the Hill of Juno, Carthage, 7th century B.C., Bardo Museum). Punic section—Bardo Museum

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Monnaie d’argent représentant à l’avers le‑buste de Juba II, roi de Maurétanie (25‑av. J.-C. 24 ap. J.-C.), dont la tête est couverte d’une dépouille de lion. Un éléphant figure au revers. Cette monnaie porte des motifs africains traditionnels tel l’éléphant, et l’évocation d’Héraclès (dépouille de lion) rappelle la légende qui fait remonter la famille royale à Héraclès Melqart pour fonder et légitimer un culte royal à la manière hellénistique. section numide - musée du bardo

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