EditorialPair of gold earrings with cage and ball pendants, Archaic, 7th?6th century B.C., Phoenician, Gold, Other: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm), Gold and Silver, This type of earring was widely distributed during the Archaic period. It probably originated in the Levant an...
EditorialSyria. Ancient Near East. Phoenicians. Ugarit (Ras Shamra). Ancient city, founded in 6000BC and abandoned in 1190 BC. Ruins. View of a well. (Photo taken before the Syrian Civil War).
EditorialThe sign of Tanit, chief goddess of the Phoenicians. Upper part of a votive stele with engraving of a bottle. White limestone (4th BCE), from a Tophet, the enclosed area for sacrifice, Carthago. Height 62 cm.
EditorialBronze lamp holder, Cypro-Archaic II, 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, H. 12 11/16 in. (32.2 cm), Bronzes, This form of lamp holder was probably introduced by the Phoenicians, and it remained prevalent in Cyprus from about the eighth to the sixth cen...
EditorialBronze lamp holder, Cypro-Archaic II, 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, H. 12 15/16 in. (32.9 cm), Bronzes, This form of lamp holder was probably introduced by the Phoenicians, and it remained prevalent in Cyprus from about the eighth to the sixth cen...
EditorialLimestone youth, Archaic, early 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 4 7/8 x 2 x 1 3/4 in. (12.4 cm), Stone Sculpture, This piece is remarkable for its fidelity to Egyptian models, fine execution, well-preserved color as well as the articulat...
EditorialPair of gold earrings with cage and ball pendants, Archaic, 7th?6th century B.C., Phoenician, Gold, Other: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm), Gold and Silver, This type of earring was widely distributed during the Archaic period. It probably originated in the Levant an...
EditorialBronze lamp holder, Cypro-Archaic II, 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, H. 12 11/16 in. (32.2 cm), Bronzes, This form of lamp holder was probably introduced by the Phoenicians, and it remained prevalent in Cyprus from about the eighth to the sixth cen...
EditorialBronze lamp holder, Cypro-Archaic II, 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Bronze, H. 12 15/16 in. (32.9 cm), Bronzes, This form of lamp holder was probably introduced by the Phoenicians, and it remained prevalent in Cyprus from about the eighth to the sixth cen...
EditorialThe sign of Tanit, chief goddess of the Phoenicians. Upper part of a votive stele with engraving of a bottle. White limestone (4th BCE), from a Tophet, the enclosed area for sacrifice, Carthago. Height 62 cm.