A Punic-Roman sanctuary, possibly of Hygieia/Salus or Aesculapius/Eshmun was identified to the northwest of Carthage in the direction of Cape Kamart (Tunisia), mostly on the basis of an assemblage of extremely fragmentary polychromatic terracotta statues, numbering at least 30.
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Pleiades
A Punic-Roman sanctuary, possibly of Hygieia/Salus or Aesculapius/Eshmun was identified to the northwest of Carthage in the direction of Cape Kamart (Tunisia), mostly on the basis of an assemblage of extremely fragmentary polychromatic terracotta statues, numbering at least 30.
Punic-Roman Sanctuary, Kamart
Marcadé 1965
Zehnacker 1965
Punic-Roman Sanctuary, Kamart
Roman, early Empire (30 BC-AD 300)
The Roman period (i.e., the early Roman Empire) in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 30 before the birth of Christ and to end in the year 300 after the birth of Christ. [[-30, 300]]
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300
Pleiades
Zehnacker 1965 pages 6-7
Approximate imagery location based on Google Earth representing the Sanctuary of Kamart after Zehnacker 1965.
Approximate imagery location of Sanctuary of Kamart
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sanctuary (religious center)
A sanctuary as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus term 300391482: "Centers or sites having religious sanctuaries as a primary focus."