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10 cents coin. In October 1983, a new decimal system was introduced and the Cyprus pound was divided into 100 cent. With the change of the decimal system the CBC placed in circulation new coins with nominal values of ½, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 cent. In…

This bronze casserole was used for cooking. More specific for cooking meat in the old traditional ovens known as Keftiko.

Icon of Christ the Filanthrpos (Christ the Lover of Mankind), from the Monastery of Saint Neophytos. The Icon was painted in 1183, with the face and hand repainted in the 15th century.Egg tempera on wood. A 12th century ornamental Cross is painted at…

Icon of Saint Marina from the church of Kyperounda, Cyprus.Egg tempera on wood.

Icon of Virgin Eleousa (The Merciful), found in the Museum of the Monastery of Saint Neophytos. The Icon was commissioned by Saint Neophytos himself to the painter who came from the Emperors Palace in Constantinople to create the wall-paintings of…

This wooden trough was used to knead the bread dough until it took the shape and texture to be placed later onto the planks to rest.

This large mixer was used in traditional Cypriot bakeries to mix the ingredients of the bread dough. The flour would be placed in the large bowl first and rest there for several hours until the rest of the ingredients were added and then mixed to…

Pinakoti, was a wooden plank with hemispherical indents/slots, where the baker would place the bread dough/mixture. The mixture would rest on the planks for several hours allowing the yeast in the mixture to ferment. A large piece of cloth/towel was…

Early 12th Century Icon of Saint John the Baptist from the Church of the Virgin of Asinou, NIkitari, Cyprus. Egg tempera on wood.