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Gold Necklace (Arsos 7th Century B.C.), 1980 Definitive Issue Overprinted in cents, Republic of Cyprus

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Title

Gold Necklace (Arsos 7th Century B.C.), 1980 Definitive Issue Overprinted in cents, Republic of Cyprus

Description

This stamp depicts a gold necklace with an agate pendant from the sanctuary of Aphrodite, in Arsos, from the Archaic Period, early 6th century B.C., now in the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia. This is a beautiful example of the high quality work that Cypriot craftsmen could produce some 2500 years ago. (see also the definitive set of 2000, Jewelry of Cyprus). Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English philosopher and essayist said: "Antiquities are history defaced or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time."

Source

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Publisher

Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology

Date

Contributor

Designer: A. Malekos

Rights

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.

Relation

www.cypruspost.gov.cy

Format

TIFF

Language

EL, EN

Type

Identifier

1980-DEFIN.ISSUE.-10M

Coverage

35.160417, 33.346556

Provenance

Aspioti - Elka, Athens

Files

Citation

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Gold Necklace (Arsos 7th Century B.C.), 1980 Definitive Issue Overprinted in cents, Republic of Cyprus ,” Αψίδα, accessed November 5, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/15217.