Case Studies
The Antikythera Mechanism
One of the artefacts ranked among the Wonders of the Ancient World is the Antikythera Mechanism, the oldest extant complex geared device, also described as the first analogue computer….
The Castle of Paphos
Located at the port of Paphos, the castle has been declared an Ancient Monument in 1935 and a UNESCO World Heritage List monument in 1980. Its main function was to control the gateway of the port and provide defence. …
The Monastery of Chrysorrogiatissa
The Monastery of Chrysorogiatissa was founded by the monk Ignatios in 1152, during the reign of the Byzantine emperor Manuel Comnenus, following the discovery of the icon of the Virgin on the shores of Paphos, which according to tradition is one among the seventy known to have been painted by Apostle and Evangelist Luke. …
The Hermitage of Saint Neophytos
The Hermitage of Saint Neophytos is one of the most celebrated Byzantine twelfth-century monuments worldwide, given the high quality and the unique iconographic program of its frescoes, encountered nowhere else in the Byzantine world. …
The Coins with Hercules Melqart
The present case study which will deal with a small number of coins connected with Cyprus, will undoubtedly shed light on the island’s wealth and foreign connections and exchanges with its Near Eastern neighbours, during the sixth century BC. …
The Church of the Virgin Karmiotissa
The church of Panagia Karmiotissa is dedicated to the Mother of God the Merciful (Panagia Eleousa). It is located north of the area of Pano Polemidia, at the outskirts of the city of Limassol, Cyprus. …
The Horologion of Philippi: A portable Sundial (250-350 C.E)
A sundial is a device that indicates time by using a light spot or shadow cast, by the position of the Sun on a reference scale. Sundials have been invented independently in…
The Kanon of Pythagoras: A single-string Sonometer (7th B.C.)
A monochord, also known as single-stringed sonometer, is an ancient musical and scientific laboratory instrument, involving one (mono-) string (chord), upon which points may be delineated (signifying where the string must…
Frescoes of the Saint Euphemianos (Lysi)
The Church of Saint Euphemianos (Themonianos) is a small, single-room, domed church measuring 7.5 × 3.5 m located roughly 3 km southwest of the village of Lysi in the District of Ammochostos, Cyprus. …
Chalcolithic wine jars and zivania alembic of the Nicosia archaeological museum
Cyprus is famous for producing several traditional grape-related beverages, such as wine (especially, Commandaria) and zivania, as well as desserts, like palouzes and soutzoukos
The three limestone statuettes
The three limestone statuettes under study, dating from the 5th century B.C to the middle of the 4th, belong to the type known as temple-boys. They are part of the George and Nefeli Giabra Pieridis Collection of Cypriote antiquities which were donated at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation where they are currently in display.
Zoomorphic clay vases
The plain ware rhyta in the form of a he-goat dating to the Hellenistic period (310-30 B.C) belong to the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation.
