Protohistory - Haouanet de Sejnane
Michel Reference
TN 1126
Stanley Reference
TN 1104
Yvert Reference
TN 1063
Themes
Arts
Description
This stamp highlights the “Haouanet”, unique burial chambers dug into the side of a rock wall, characteristic of northern Tunisia (Sejnane region). Dating from around 1000 BC, these rock burials bear witness to the mortuary rites of the indigenous Berber populations well before Roman influence. The illustration shows the rectangular opening of one of these vaults on a blue and gray checkerboard background, symbolizing the persistence of vernacular architecture. It is a tribute to the deep anchoring of Tunisian identity in its rocky land and to the continuity of the country's thousand-year-old funerary memory.
Size
48x27 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Hatem El Mekki
Perforation
13¼
Print
Photogravure
Face Value
0,20 DT
Mint Value
0,29 $
Used Value
0,29 $
Print Run
2 008 000 exemplaires
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