I had kind of dismissed Phoenician because of the dimensions - and the decor isn't really their style.
I don't have a huge amount of it, but the early bits I have, which are the ones most similar to early Mdina, show they seem to have made pieces which were rather more refined - neater and smaller, the decor also much neater, detailed and more refined. Vessels seem to be slimmer and so appear taller, or can be shorter so appear more squat.
They may also have silver deposit trails on the outside.
The dimensions of the cylinder in the link there are 18cm x 8cm. Mdina ones are ~ 20 cm x 8cm, (my shortest is 19cm).
But as much as anything, it is the cloudy, abstract decor rather than Phoenician's more normal neat, dainty and refined style.
I know what I mean to say... I just hope it's comprehensible.
