Protohistory - Protohistoric ceramics from Sejnane

Protohistory - Protohistoric ceramics from Sejnane

Year
1986
Face Value
2.50
Mint Value
1.74 €
Used Value
0.59 €
Print Run
4008000
Themes
Arts
This stamp celebrates the millennia-old origins of pottery craftsmanship in Tunisia through a protohistoric vase from the Sejnane region. The illustration highlights the rustic shape and the incised geometric patterns, characteristics of a know-how which has been transmitted almost unchanged until today among the women potters of the region (UNESCO heritage). Arranged on a background of concentric green squares, the stamp underlines the historical continuity of Tunisian artisanal identity. It testifies to the survival of a technical and aesthetic tradition which directly links current populations to their ancestors of the first millennium BC.