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Cross from Lefkara

During the Middle Ages, the Fulani people of the West African Savannah, used cowrie shells as a form of currency in exchange for gold and slaves, and until the recent past they were still used as change in the markets. Today Fulani and Wodaabe girls…

Cross from Pedoulas

The design for these stamps is taken from a deep bowl of white painted ware with geometric designs where the trees and birds appear in the central panel. The bowl dating from c.1050-750 B.C. and discovered at Lapithos, Ayia Anastasia, is now in the…

The design for these stamps is taken from a deep bowl of white painted ware with geometric designs where the trees and birds appear in the central panel. The bowl dating from c.1050-750 B.C. and discovered at Lapithos, Ayia Anastasia, is now in the…

In Cyprus, contemporary art began to take shape in the latter part of the 3rd quarter of the 19th century when painters of the caliber of Ioannis Kissonerghis and Vasilis Vryonides first began to present their works of art. They were soon followed by…

In Cyprus, contemporary art began to take shape in the latter part of the 3rd quarter of the 19th century when painters of the caliber of Ioannis Kissonerghis and Vasilis Vryonides first began to present their works of art. They were soon followed by…

Red Soldier

The Red Scorpion fish belongs to the scorpaenidea family which includes the Black Scorpion fish and the Blue Mouth. It is found all over the Mediterranean Sea mostly in deeper waters. It grows to a length of 50 cm. and its dominant color is red or…

Painted Comper