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Title: | Press and Information Office, Republic of Cyprus: Lythragkomi, Panagia Kanakaria (2B-067-003) | Start date: | 525 | End date: | 550 | Historical Period: | Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period | Description: | Lythragkomi, Panagia Kanakaria, apse: mosaic depicting in the centre the enthroned Virgin with Christ within a mandorla, flanked by archangels, and above them a register with the busts of the apostles in medallions. In 1979 mosaics were ripped from the walls of the church and sold on the art market. After nearly a decade, law courts decided that they should be returned to Cyprus, where they are on display in the Byzantine Museum of the Archbishop Makarios III Foundation. |
Languages: | Greek, Ancient (to 1453) | Medium: | stone (worked rock) glass (material) |
Project: | BYZART Project | Fond: | OUC Press and Information Office Republic of Cyprus | Physical type: | mosaics (visual works) | Material and technique: | mosaic (process) | License: | All rights reserved |
Appears in Collections: | BYZART |
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