{"id":14677,"date":"2011-09-05T23:35:43","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T06:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=14677"},"modified":"2021-03-15T11:04:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T18:04:32","slug":"the-national-museum-of-carthage-in-carthage-tunisia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/14677","title":{"rendered":"The National Museum of Carthage in Carthage, Tunisia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Museum of Carthage holds art and artifacts from ancient Carthage and nearby communities. On the second floor are several pieces of sculpture including Silenus and Maenad, Silenus Supported by Four Satyrs (reconstructed from numerous fragments but still missing two of the satyrs), the Head of Gaius Caesar (grandson, adopted son, and presumptive heir to Augustus Caesar; he died in Lycea at age 24 after being wounded in Armenia), and the Colossal Head of a Princess Antoine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Silenus-and-Maenad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14678\" title=\"Silenus and Maenad\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Silenus-and-Maenad.jpg\" alt=\"Silenus and Maenad\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Silenus-and-Maenad.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Silenus-and-Maenad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Silenus-and-Maenad-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Silenus and Maenad<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Silenus and Maenad (Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 07 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Silenus-Supported-by-Four-Satyrs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14679\" title=\"Silenus Supported by Four Satyrs\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Silenus-Supported-by-Four-Satyrs.jpg\" alt=\"Silenus Supported by Four Satyrs\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Silenus-Supported-by-Four-Satyrs.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Silenus-Supported-by-Four-Satyrs-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Silenus-Supported-by-Four-Satyrs-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Silenus Supported by Four Satyrs<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Silenus Supported by Four Satyrs (Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 07 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Head-of-Gaius-Caesar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14680\" title=\"Head of Gaius Caesar\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Head-of-Gaius-Caesar.jpg\" alt=\"Head of Gaius Caesar\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Head-of-Gaius-Caesar.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Head-of-Gaius-Caesar-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Head-of-Gaius-Caesar-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Head of Gaius Caesar<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Head of Gaius Caesar (Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 07 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Colassal-Head-Princess-Antonine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14681\" title=\"Colassal Head of a Princess Antoine\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Colassal-Head-Princess-Antonine.jpg\" alt=\"Colassal Head of a Princess Antoine\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Colassal-Head-Princess-Antonine.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Colassal-Head-Princess-Antonine-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Colassal-Head-Princess-Antonine-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Colossal Head of a Princess Antoine<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Colossal Head of a Princess Antoine (Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 07 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2011 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Museum of Carthage holds art and artifacts from ancient Carthage and nearby communities. 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