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Elephant tusk with Phoenician inscription

Unknown6th century B.C. - 3rd century B.C.

Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática

Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática
Cartagena, Spain

Elephant ivory piece featuring an engraved inscription using a sharp tool. Studies carried out on these materials have shown that they are part of the cargo of a shipwrecked Phoenician vessel loaded with raw materials from various sources: African ivory, tin bars (possibly from Galicia or Great Britain) and amphorae from the central Mediterranean area and the Straits of Gibraltar circle.

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  • Title: Elephant tusk with Phoenician inscription
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 6th century B.C. - 3rd century B.C.
  • Original Tittle: Defensa de elefante con inscripción fenicia
  • Type: Artefact
  • Rights: http://museoarqua.mcu.es/
  • External Link: CERES
Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática

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