Unique Marble Mask Unearthed at Carthage's Tofet Site in Tunisia

2,300-Year-Old Phoenician-Style Marble Mask Found in Ancient Carthage, Tunisia

A marble mask depicting a woman with a Phoenician-style hairstyle, discovered at the Tophet sanctuary in Carthage. Credit: Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Archaeologists in Tunisia have uncovered a 2,300-year-old marble mask at the ancient Tophet site in Carthage, the Ministry of Cultural Affairs announced. The rare discovery sheds new light on Punic religious practices and artistic expression during the city’s peak. The mask, carved from…

Unique marble mask unearthed at Carthage's Tofet site in Tunisia

The Ministry of Culture hailed this find as a "unique testimony to the richness of the Punic-Carthaginian heritage".