An amphora painted with a palmette motif dating from the 4th century BC was brought to light during the excavation of the Area B at Motya in 1989. The shape is a popular amphora type in the Punic ceramic repertoire, while the decoration, both in design and iconography, appear as an outcome of shared and hybridized motifs between the Phoenician and the Greek elements co-habiting in Motya during its latest phase of life.

An amphora with painted palmette motif from area B at Motya / Zielli, Fabiola. - In: VICINO ORIENTE. - ISSN 0393-0300. - XXIII:(2019), pp. 23-46.

An amphora with painted palmette motif from area B at Motya

ZIELLI FABIOLA
2019

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An amphora painted with a palmette motif dating from the 4th century BC was brought to light during the excavation of the Area B at Motya in 1989. The shape is a popular amphora type in the Punic ceramic repertoire, while the decoration, both in design and iconography, appear as an outcome of shared and hybridized motifs between the Phoenician and the Greek elements co-habiting in Motya during its latest phase of life.
2019
Motya; Area B; palmette; painted decoration; Punic amphora
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An amphora with painted palmette motif from area B at Motya / Zielli, Fabiola. - In: VICINO ORIENTE. - ISSN 0393-0300. - XXIII:(2019), pp. 23-46.
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