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stela
Object Type
stela
Museum number
125084
Description
Limestone gabled, carved stele with pointed top. Tanit symbol on a pedestol in the apex. The head is almost hemispherical. Below it is a band of angular v-shaped egg and dart moulding. Beneath are 3 lines of inscription. Bottom part missing.
Cultures/periods
Phoenician/Punic
Production date
4thC BC-2ndC BC
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Nathan Davis
(for the British Museum)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Carthage
Materials
limestone
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Height:
17.50 centimetres
Width:
18.20 centimetres
Depth:
4 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Mendelson C 1999 / Manuscript catalogue of Punic stelae in the BM
(P4)
Davis N 1863 / Inscriptions in the Phoenican Character
(pl 27,76)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Incomplete; bottom part missing and replaced with restoration material.
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Tanit
Named in inscription:
Baal
Named in inscription:
Baal Hammon
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
125084
Registration number
1860,1002.3