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Lady of Carthage
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A haloed woman forms the philosopher's gesture of instruction, also interpreted as a sign of divine benediction, with two fingers on her right hand. She holds a gold staff in her left hand and wears a jeweled tunic. While this figure generally is thought to be an empress, some scholars believe that the figure may be an archangel or a personification of the city of Carthage.
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Wikimedia Commons
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Public domain
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Empresses
Gesture
Mosaics
Geographic Area:
Eastern Mediterranean
Century:
6
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Current Location:
Carthage, Tunisia, Musée National de Carthage
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Artistic Type (Category):
Digital Images; Mosaics
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Related Resources:
Poulsen, Birte, "City Personifications in Late Antiquity," in Using Images in Late Antiquity. Edited by Stine Birk, Troels Myrup Kristensen, and Birte Poulsen. Oxbow Books, 2014. Pages 209 - 226.