Unique marble mask unearthed at Carthage’s Tofet site in Tunisia

The Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs announced on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, a remarkable archaeological find at the Tofet site in Carthage — a marble mask depicting a woman with a Phoenician-style coiffure, described as unique and dating back to the late 4th century BC.

Carved from a block of fine marble, the mask represents a woman with a Phoenician hairstyle, a symbol of a cult style imported and integrated by the Punic…