Tunisian mosaics - Virgil of Carthage
Michel Reference
TN 879A
Stanley Reference
TN 853
Yvert Reference
TN 820
Themes
Arts
Description
This stamp pays homage to Virgil of Carthage, a major intellectual figure of late Antiquity, by highlighting the role of Tunisia as a center of thought, literature and knowledge in the Roman world. The illustration is clearly inspired by the aesthetics of ancient mosaic, the emblematic art of North African cities, to place literary culture in a visual framework deeply rooted in Tunisian soil. This choice underlines the contribution of the intellectual elites of Carthage to universal culture and affirms Tunisia's place as heir to a humanist and scholarly tradition which transcends borders and eras.
Size
26x39 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Hatem El Mekki
Perforation
13
Print
Photogravure
Face Value
1,00 DT
Mint Value
—
Used Value
—
Print Run
1 005 000 exemplaires
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