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Apotropaic masks.
6th-5th c BCE Phoenician Phoenician (Punic) Ceramics

PHOENICIAN Anonymous (active c. 1500 BCE - 64 BCE)
PHOENICIAN Anonymous (active c. 1500 BCE - 64 BCE) Primary
c. 599 BCE-400 BCE
6th-5th c BCE
Ostrich egg shell
Phoenician (Punic)
Mask
Tunisia.
Carthage. Musée National de Carthage.
pun01099
Used to guard against evil.

Caption: PUNIC | Apotropaic masks. | c. 599 BCE-400 BCE | Carthaginian | Phoenician

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