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English: Punic statue of a goddess with a lion's head from the Roman period. Researchers identify the goddess as Tanit based on the location of the find: a temple of Tanit and Baal Hammon.
Date 1 st century
date QS:P571,+050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium terracotta
institution QS:P195,Q1429003
Accession number
B18; tt 240
Place of discovery Thinissut, Tunisia
Source/Photographer AlexanderVanLoon

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