Carved tablet from Carthage, 19th-century artwork. The carvings depict birds, flowers, leaves and marine life, above an inscription in the Punic langu
Carved tablet from Carthage, 19th-century artwork. The carvings depict birds, flowers, leaves and marine life, above an inscription in the Punic language used in Carthage. Carthage, in North Africa in what is now Tunisia, ruled a Mediterranean empire that reached the peak of its power in the third century BC. This artwork is from an 1842 communication by British antiquarian Hudson Gurney (1775-1864), with descriptions in French by the Danish Consul-General in Tunisia, C. T. Falbe (1791-1849). Published in Volume 30 (1844) of 'Archaeologia', the journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Size: 3574px × 5374px
Photo credit: © MIDDLE TEMPLE LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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