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14.08.2026

DEPARTMENT OF USELESS KNOWLEDGE

Carthaginian Pottery

The beauty of the everyday in the work of Carthaginian potters of the 7th–3rd centuries BC.

Alabastron—a vessel for scented oils, used by women (men employed the aryballos for the same purpose)—decorated with a lion. The name is no accident: the earliest such flasks were carved from alabaster. Late 7th century BC, Carthage
Lekythos—a vessel for olive oil, intended for burial with the deceased—in the form of a seated monkey. Early 6th century BC, Carthage
Protome—a woman’s head with Egyptian features, wearing the headdress known as the nemes. Late 6th century BC, Carthage
Feeding vessel with anthropomorphic features and the symbol of the goddess Tanit. 3rd century BC, Carthage
Anthropomorphic oinochoe—a jug with a wide mouth ending in three spouts (formed by folds in the upper rim), designed for pouring wine at the symposium: with a light turn of the wrist, the cupbearer could switch spouts and serve three guests from a single jug. Second half of the 3rd century BC, Beni Nafaa

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