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Whether copper gave its name to Cyprus or vice versa is a disputed point, but the fact remains that the discovery and exploitation of copper between 3000 B.C. and 1000 B.C. had both a great impact on trade and to a large extent an effect on Cypriot…

Cotton Napkin

Cow - Bronze Statue (5th Century B.C.)

Cow - Bronze Statue (5th Century B.C.)

All the illustrated stamps are from the collection of original watercolors of Cypriot flora by E. Megas and D. Meilke, which they donated to the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. The six stamps depicted in this issue form part of the forty donated…

Cross from Lefkara

Cross from Pedoulas

This Cross, one of the oldest preserved in the Orthodox Church, has a story to tell. Carved in 1476 by a wood-carver named Georgios Laskaris, it stands on a high base carved with 32 images from the Old Testament. The Cross itself has 12 illustrations…

An old legend ascribes the founding of the monastery to an aged hermit called Neophytus. Expelled from Syria in the 12th Century, he came to Cyprus with his faithful disciple Ignatius and built a cell on mount Aoos. They sought and obtained Royal…

Cupid (Mosaic 5th Century A.D.)