an international shrine at gorham's cave

By analysing the forms of the ceramics and the clays used, we can identify the provenance of many of the offerings left at the shrine. These are as follows:

Phoenician mainland: bowls, plates and bottles
Carthage: jugs, red varnished bowls and red slipware oil lamps
Tyrrhenian Sea area: painted and red varnished bowls
Phoenician workshops on the Mediterranean coast of present-day Andalusia (Malaga and Granada): vessels, plates, oil lamps, bowls and basins
Inland Iberian Peninsula: handmade Tartessic ceramics
Tangier Peninsula: jugs, bowls and plates
Gadir (Cadiz) and surroundings: painted bowls, fish plates and red varnished plates
Egypt: scarabs
Greek colonies in the East: amphorae, bowls, lids, and bottles
Greek Attic: black varnished ceramics shaped as cups, bowls and a 'lekythos' (a small bottle used for perfumed oils).

Previously, we showed you some of the scarabs deposited at the shrine but today, within the array of international offerings, we will focus on this carinated jug from Carthage. Although fragmented, it is an exceptional piece, painted in red and black over whitish and red slip. This same style of jar has also been documented at the 'Tophet' in Carthage, serving as funeral urns for infants in these sacred cemeteries consecrated to the Phoenician gods 'Tanit' and 'Baal'.