The Collection – TANIT XR

Punic stelae from the Tophet, each one set down by a person

Stones raised to Tanit

Figures carved in marble and limestone, most of them broken

The people of Carthage

Columns and capitals from public buildings and villas

What held the roof up

Mosaic pavements from the Roman villas

Floors people walked on

Doors and tilework from streets people live in today

Doors still in use

Mihrabs and niches from mosques and madrasas

Where prayer faces

Inscriptions and carved blocks, Latin and Arabic

Words cut in stone

Basins and wells from the aqueduct and the medina

Water, carried and kept

Whole spaces rather than single objects

Rooms and passages

Objects from ordinary life

Everyday things

The museum itself, and its building kit: puzzle pieces any volunteer can take and assemble into a room of their own

Patrick Molen

6 pieces modelled by hand for the museum

Rachel West

4 pieces modelled by hand for the museum

Claire Natanek

A furnished room for the virtual museum, and the pieces in it

Kristina Reyes

1 piece modelled by hand for the museum

Alyssa George

Every one of these was scanned by a volunteer

Sizes in the labels are the real measured ones. The full walkable museum is being built separately in Unity by Patrick Molen and the team.

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Stones raised to Tanit

Tanit Stela, Tophet of Salammbo, Carthage

Tanit Stela

Punic Stela, Tophet of Salammbo, Carthage

Punic Stela

Punic Stelae Row, Tophet of Salammbo, Carthage

Punic Stelae Row

Punic Stelae, Tophet of Salammbo, Carthage

Punic Stelae

The people of Carthage

Bird of Prey Statue, Roman villas of Carthage

Bird of Prey Statue

Bust Fragment, Roman villas of Carthage

Bust Fragment

Decorated Bust Fragment, Roman villas of Carthage

Decorated Bust Fragment

Draped Statue, Byrsa Hill

Draped Statue

Headless Draped Statue, Byrsa Hill

Headless Draped Statue

Male Torso Statue, Roman villas of Carthage

Male Torso Statue

Reclining Figure, Byrsa Hill

Reclining Figure

Roman Draped Statue, Byrsa Hill

Roman Draped Statue

Roman Togatus Statue, Byrsa Hill

Roman Togatus Statue

Standing Draped Statue, Roman villas of Carthage

Standing Draped Statue

Statue Fragment, Roman villas of Carthage

Statue Fragment

What held the roof up

Corinthian Capital, Byrsa Hill

Corinthian Capital

Fluted Column Fragment, Byrsa Hill

Fluted Column Fragment

Roman Column Base, Byrsa Hill

Roman Column Base

Roman Column, Byrsa Hill

Roman Column

Floors people walked on

Bird and Floral Mosaic, Roman villas of Carthage

Bird and Floral Mosaic

Roman Mosaic with Bird and Vine Motifs, Roman villas of Carthage

Roman Mosaic with Bird and Vine Motifs

Doors still in use

Interior with Tilework and Fountain, Zawiya of Sidi Sahbi

Interior with Tilework and Fountain

Ornamental Wooden Door with Studded Patterns, Medina of Tunis

Ornamental Wooden Door with Studded Patterns

Tilework Wall Panel, Zawiya of Sidi Sahbi

Tilework Wall Panel

Traditional Door, Medina of Tunis

Traditional Door

Wooden Door with Tilework, Zawiya of Sidi Sahbi

Wooden Door with Tilework

Where prayer faces

Mihrab Niche, Medina of Tunis

Mihrab Niche

Niche Wall, Water Temple, Zaghouan

Niche Wall

Ornamental Mihrab (Mahram), Medina of Tunis

Ornamental Mihrab (Mahram)

Sacred Niche, Water Temple, Zaghouan

Sacred Niche

Words cut in stone

Architectural Fragment with Relief Decoration, Water Temple, Zaghouan

Architectural Fragment with Relief Decoration

Architectural Fragments, Baths of Antoninus

Architectural Fragments

Carved Architectural Block with Laurel Motifs, Water Temple, Zaghouan

Carved Architectural Block with Laurel Motifs

Carved Architectural Blocks with Laurel Motifs, Water Temple, Zaghouan

Carved Architectural Blocks with Laurel Motifs

Inscribed Architectural Fragment, Byrsa Hill

Inscribed Architectural Fragment