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Two thousand years ago, families set these stones in the Tophet of Carthage. Many still carry the sign of Tanit, the goddess this whole project is named after

Stones raised to Tanit

4 objects

Tanit Stela, Tophet of Salammbo, Carthage

Punic Stela, Tophet of Salammbo, Carthage

Punic Stelae Row, Tophet of Salammbo, Carthage

Punic Stelae, Tophet of Salammbo, Carthage

Romans of Byrsa Hill and the villas, carved in marble. Most lost a head or an arm on the way to us, and they are still unmistakably people

The people of Carthage

11 objects

Bird of Prey Statue, Roman villas of Carthage

Bust Fragment, Roman villas of Carthage

Decorated Bust Fragment, Roman villas of Carthage

Draped Statue, Byrsa Hill

Headless Draped Statue, Byrsa Hill

Male Torso Statue, Roman villas of Carthage

Reclining Figure, Byrsa Hill

Roman Draped Statue, Byrsa Hill

Roman Togatus Statue, Byrsa Hill

Standing Draped Statue, Roman villas of Carthage

Statue Fragment, Roman villas of Carthage

Columns and capitals from the temples, baths and villas. The roofs are long gone. These stayed standing

What held the roof up

4 objects

Corinthian Capital, Byrsa Hill

Fluted Column Fragment, Byrsa Hill

Roman Column Base, Byrsa Hill

Roman Column, Byrsa Hill

Mosaics from the Roman villas of Carthage. Somebody set every one of these little stones by hand, and people walked over them for centuries

Floors people walked on

2 objects

Bird and Floral Mosaic, Roman villas of Carthage

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

Doors and tilework from Tunis and Kairouan that still open and close every day. This is heritage people live inside

Doors still in use

5 objects

Interior with Tilework and Fountain, Zawiya of Sidi Sahbi

Ornamental Wooden Door with Studded Patterns, Medina of Tunis

Tilework Wall Panel, Zawiya of Sidi Sahbi

Traditional Door, Medina of Tunis

Wooden Door with Tilework, Zawiya of Sidi Sahbi

Mihrabs and niches from mosques, madrasas and a Roman water temple. Each one tells you which way to turn

Where prayer faces

4 objects

Mihrab Niche, Medina of Tunis

Niche Wall, Water Temple, Zaghouan

Ornamental Mihrab (Mahram), Medina of Tunis

Sacred Niche, Water Temple, Zaghouan

Latin and Arabic inscriptions, every letter cut by hand. Some of them can still be read

Words cut in stone

7 objects

Architectural Fragment with Relief Decoration, Water Temple, Zaghouan

Architectural Fragments, Baths of Antoninus

Carved Architectural Block with Laurel Motifs, Water Temple, Zaghouan

Carved Architectural Blocks with Laurel Motifs, Water Temple, Zaghouan

Inscribed Architectural Fragment, Byrsa Hill

Latin Inscription Slab, Water Temple, Zaghouan

Marble Calligraphic Panel, Medina of Tunis

From the temple over the spring at Zaghouan, water travelled ninety kilometres to Carthage. These basins and wells are where it arrived

Water, carried and kept

2 objects

Bir (Traditional Well), Medina of Tunis

Stone Basin, Water Temple, Zaghouan

Whole places rather than single objects: passages under the baths, tiled interiors, and a city the sea gave back for a few days

Rooms and passages

2 objects

Neapolis Site Revealed By Floods In, New Site (Flood)

Underground Passageways, Baths of Antoninus

A loom, a carpet. Nothing grand, just what people used, which is exactly why we kept them

Everyday things

1 object

Traditional Loom with Woven Carpet, Medina of Tunis

Light the way it falls in a Tunisian home, modelled by volunteers who studied the real ones

Lamps and lanterns

8 objects

Clay lamp, Made by volunteers

Wall lamp, Made by volunteers

Stained glass lamp, Made by volunteers

Lamps (Lit), Made by volunteers

Lamps (Unlit), Made by volunteers

Ornate Tunisian Hanging Lamp, Made by volunteers

Tunisian Wooden Woven Table Lamp, Made by volunteers

Wall Lamp, Made by volunteers

Succulents, a cactus, clay pots and palms for the museum's courtyards

Pots, plants and gardens

7 objects

Palm tree, Made by volunteers

Bamboo, Made by volunteers

Large clay pot, Made by volunteers

Small pot, Made by volunteers

Assorted Succulent Pot, Made by volunteers

Large Azure Stonecrop Succulent in Pot, Made by volunteers

Small Azure Stonecrop Succulent in Pot, Made by volunteers

A tagine and a plate: the everyday Tunisia our volunteers wanted in the museum

Kitchen and table

2 objects

Ceramic Plate, Made by volunteers

Modern Tagine, Made by volunteers

The murex shell whose dye made Carthage rich and its cloth purple

From the sea

1 object

Murex Shell, Made by volunteers

Water and stone for the museum's open air

Fountains and courtyards

3 objects

Courtyard fountain, large, Made by volunteers

Courtyard fountain, small, Made by volunteers

Curved bench, Made by volunteers

Whole spaces built by volunteers: the main hall, a furnished room, the plinths and rugs inside

Rooms of the museum

4 objects

The museum's main hall, Made by volunteers

Furnished room, Made by volunteers

Display plinth, Made by volunteers

Rug, Made by volunteers

Arches, walls, pillars and ceilings: puzzle pieces any volunteer can take and assemble into a gallery of their own

The building kit

2 objects

Wall with the sign of Tanit, Made by volunteers

Carved ceiling, Made by volunteers

Every one of these was scanned by a volunteer

The sizes on the labels are the real ones. A full museum you can walk through is being built separately by Patrick, Cam and the team, and every object here will hang in it.

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69objects, scanned and modelled by volunteers
311times one of them has been opened
39people have opened this Collection
8objects looked at in an average visit

Counted to 23 September 2026. From a counter that uses no cookies and follows nobody.

Music: Oriental Nights by Ahmad Al-Nakib (CC BY 3.0, via the Internet Archive)