Simply stunning bronze sculpture depicting an Art Deco Dancing Lady. The bronze is entitled’Phoenician Dancer’ and depicts a lady dancing wearing typical Phoenician dancer clothing. The bronze has an exquisite rich brown patina and is finished off on a tiered solid marble base. This bronze is definately a genuine hot cast bronze and is not to be confused with cheap cold cast copies. Large Art Deco Bronze Lady on Marble Base – Phoenician Dancer Signed CHIPARUS. The base of the bronze bears the signature DH CHIPARUS, this is not however an original Chiparus piece but a modern reproduction. Height 53cm, width 41cm & depth 18cm. Phoenicia was an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal regions of modern day Lebanon, Syria and Israel. Phoenician civilization was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean during the period 1550 BC to 300 BC. Though ancient boundaries of such city-centered cultures fluctuated, the city of Tyre seems to have been the southernmost. Sarepta (modern day Sarafand) between Sidon and Tyre is the most thoroughly excavated city of the Phoenician homeland. The Phoenicians often traded by means of a galley, a man-powered sailing vessel, and are credited with the invention of the bireme. It is uncertain to what extent the Phoenicians viewed themselves as a single ethnicity. Their civilization was organized in city-states, similar to ancient Greece. Each city-state was an independent unit politically, and they could come into conflict and one city could be dominated by another city-state, although they would collaborate in leagues or alliances. The Phoenicians were also the first state-level society to make extensive use of the alphabet. The Phoenician phonetic alphabet is generally believed to be the ancestor of almost all modern alphabets. Phoenicians spoke the Phoenician language, which belongs to the group of Canaanite languages in the Semitic language family. Through their maritime trade, the Phoenicians spread the use of the alphabet to North Africa and Europe, where it was adopted by the Greeks, who later passed it on to the Romans and Etruscans. In addition to their many inscriptions, the Phoenicians were believed to have left numerous other types of written sources, but most have not survived. Evangelical Preparation by Eusebius of Caesarea quotes extensively from Philo of Byblos and Sanchuniathon. PACKING REF JC 150. Our family run business offers a wide variety of interior design home & gift ideas including antiques, mirrors, bronzes, furniture & collectables. We are also constantly sourcing bargain reduced price everyday items including toys, tools, home improvement goods, electrical goods, clothing, gifts and much more. Due to the diverse knowledge bank of our family of buyers we offer a very wide range of goods – who knows what we might stock next, our only constant being our dedication to offering quality goods at the most competitive prices. Please browse our shop below and be sure to come back regularly as we list new stock everyday of the week. We employ a small team of dedicated’packers’, their aim is to ensure that every item they despatch arrives with its new owner in the same condition it leaves us. On occasion, if necessary, we also deliver goods personally if we feel that it will be more economical or if we are concerned about the item arriving to you in top condition. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva’s. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. Com. Track Page Views With.