Phoenician antropomorphic sarcophagus

-700/-218

National Museum of Archaeology, Malta
Valletta, Malta

Terracotta antropomorphicsarcophagus dated to the fifth century BC discovered in Ghar Barka. The rendering of the face and the hairstyle portray clear egyptianizing, Ionian and Rhodian motifs

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Title: Phoenician antropomorphic sarcophagus
Date Created: -700/-218
Location: Ghar Barka
Medium: Polished, reddish-orange fabric.
Showcase room: National Museum of Archaeology, Store 1
Photographed by: Stephen Psaila, Stephen Psaila
Period: Phoenician-Punic Period
Inventory number: 4060

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