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Human Figured Vessel, EUROPA Issue Handicraft, Republic of Cyprus
Human Figured Vessel
Virgin and Child, Christmas Issue Murals from Arakas Church, Republic of Cyprus
Virgin and Child . The wall painting of the Archangel Gabriel and Christ Emmanuel forms part of a much larger painting where it appears just below a choir of twelve prophets who foretell Christ's coming to earth. The message is then taken up by the…
Ceramic Vessel 2100-2000 µ.C., EUROPA Issue Handicraft, Republic of Cyprus
Here we have a red polished composite vase with engraved pattern and composed of seven small and large intercommunicating jugs with double or triple necks. It belongs to the Early Bronze Age 2100-2000 B.C. a period in the history of Cyprus about…
Nativity, Christmas Issue Children’s Drawings, Republic of Cyprus
Nativity . The designs for this set were made by children.However they are incapable of leading us to spiritual heights as true icons can do.Below, is a translation from the works of Odysseas Elytis: "Eternal Icon Showered in light .You address our…
Olympic Events, Olympic Games Issue Montreal, Republic of Cyprus
In the Montreal Games of 1976 the workers’ trade unions staged many and successive strikes thus compelling the Government, which feared the danger of the Games being cancelled, to advance large sums of money and benefits which combined with the…
Self-help Housing, Economic Re-activation Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Self-help Housing . The 1974 Turkish invasion created a mass exodus and uprooting of some 210,000 people from their homes, turning them into refugees in their own homeland. As a result the government was faced with huge problems in housing, social…
Handicraft, Economic Re-activation Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Handicraft . The 1974 Turkish invasion created a mass exodus and uprooting of some 210,000 people from their homes, turning them into refugees in their own homeland. As a result the government was faced with huge problems in housing, social services,…
Reafforestation, Economic Re-activation Issue, Republic of Cyprus
The 1974 Turkish invasion created a mass exodus and uprooting of some 210,000 people from their homes, turning them into refugees in their own homeland. As a result the government was faced with huge problems in housing, social services, schooling,…
The Three Wise Men, Christmas Issue Children’s Drawings, Republic of Cyprus
The designs for this set were made by children. However they are incapable of leading us to spiritual heights as true icons can do. Below, is a translation from the works of Odysseas Elytis: "Eternal Icon Showered in light You address our every…