Carthage / Phoenicia / North Africa / Mediterranean – Concentric Mandala Ancient Civilization
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Carthage Phoenicia North Africa Mediterranean: characteristic concentric mandala — CENTER: characteristic Sign of Tanit characteristic Tanit symbol most iconic Carthaginian Phoenician religious symbol characteristic abstract schematic human-form-derived characteristic triangle lower body horizontal arm-bar circle head additional crescent moon raised arms characteristic Phoenician-Punic religious artistic style — RING 1: characteristic Byrsa Hill characteristic legendary hilltop characteristic acropolis-type fortified citadel ancient Carthage characteristic Tophet of Salammbô sacred enclosure characteristic stele fields upright carved stone votive stelae Sign of Tanit betyl characteristic Cothon perfectly-circular artificial military harbour central admiral's island rectangular commercial harbour — RING 2: characteristic Baal Hammon chief male deity ram's horn curved divine attribute / characteristic Phoenician Punic palm tree most characteristic botanical decorative motif / characteristic Phoenician Punic warship bireme trireme characteristic ancient Mediterranean oared ship — RING 3: characteristic Punic glass bead mould-formed coloured-glass pendant demon-face polychrome grotesque-face glass pendant / characteristic Phoenician ivory carving lotus sphinx palmette Egyptianizing Phoenician decorative motifs — BORDER: characteristic Punic Phoenician alphabet twenty-two consonantal right-to-left inscription characters / characteristic Punic betyl cone-shaped cubic rounded sacred stone most common funerary votive.
