jug of black-on-red I ware bearing elaborate painted scenes, Cypro-Geometric III period (900-750 BC), Polis Chrysochous 10.8.21 Dawn, Marion and the Bay of Chrysochou.

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jug of black-on-red I ware bearing elaborate painted scenes, Cypro-Geometric III period (900-750 BC), Polis Chrysochous

10.8.21 Dawn, Marion and the Bay of Chrysochou.

What a beautiful valley, what a blessed area, the delta of the Chrysochou River between the rise and the setting of the sun, Troodos on the right, Akamas on the left, fertile land, such bliss.

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spouted bowl of red-on-black ware; the production centres of such vessels were located in the Karpasia peninsula and eastern Mesaoria, middle Bronze Age (around 1700 BC)

27.7.15 The Saint from Peristeri, Karpasia.

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amphoroid krater of Aegean/Mycenaean type known as the ‘Zeus crater’; it is covered with painted decoration such as octopuses, a chariot and human figures, including a robed man holding scales, late Bronze Age (around 1410-1390 BC), Egkomi

9.8.15 Agamemnon asleep, Mycenae, magical afternoon.

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flask of Aegean type, late Bronze Age (1450-1200 BC), Maroni

12.9.21 Maroni.

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zoomorphic askos of base ring ware with side spout in the form of a bull’s head, late Bronze Age (1450-1200 BC), Katydata

14.8.21 Katydata, the Karkotis River fl ows into the Bay of Pentageia.

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jug of proto-white painted ware; the neck ends in a human face with straining holes, Cypro-Geometric I period (1050-950 BC), Kouklia-Skales

11.8.21 Gazing towards the sea from Kouklia, midday.

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amphora of bichrome III ware, known as the ‘Hubbard amphora’; it bears an elaborate figurative scene on either side, Cypro-Geometric III period (900-750 BC), Platani (Ammochostos)

4.9.21 Enthralling Platani, afternoon, the sun is blinding.

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amphora of bichrome ware with elaborate floral and geometric painted decoration, Cypro-Archaic i period (750-600 BC), Peristerona (Ammochostos District)

4.9.21 Sunset behind Pentadaktylos as seen from Peristerona, Ammochostos.

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5.9.21 Peristerona, Ammochostos, midday.

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barrel-shaped jug of bichrome V ware; decorated with geometric and floral painted motifs and a female figure holding a bird in each hand, Cypro-Archaic II period (600-475 BC), unknown provenance

12.8.21 Marion/Arsinoe.

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jug of bichrome Iv ware in ‘free-field’ style; a bull is shown smelling a lotus flower, Cypro-Archaic I period (700-650 BC), Arnadi (near Salamis)

18.4.22 Arnadi.

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αμφορίσκος δίχρωμης V κεραμικής, κυπρο-αρχαϊκή ΙΙ περίοδος (600-475 π.Χ.), Αμαθούντα

17.4.22 Modern-day Lemesos as seen from the temple of the acropolis of Amathous.

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jug of black-on-red Iv ware with composition of ‘Eros and Psyche’ on shoulder, Cypro-Classical I period (475-400 BC), Polis Chrysochous-Karydies (ancient Marion)

9.8.21 The Bay of Chrysochou in the morning.

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Chian chalice decorated with lotus flowers and rosettes on the internal and a seated sphinx on the external surface, early 6th c. BC, Polis Chrysochous (ancient Marion)

14.8.18 Emporeios, afternoon, Chios.

jug of black-on-red I ware bearing elaborate painted scenes, Cypro-Geometric III period (900-750 BC), Polis Chrysochous

10.8.21 Dawn, Marion and the Bay of Chrysochou.

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spouted bowl of red-on-black ware; the production centres of such vessels were located in the Karpasia peninsula and eastern Mesaoria, middle Bronze Age (around 1700 BC)

27.7.15 The Saint from Peristeri, Karpasia.

amphoroid krater of Aegean/Mycenaean type known as the ‘Zeus crater’; it is covered with painted decoration such as octopuses, a chariot and human figures, including a robed man holding scales, late Bronze Age (around 1410-1390 BC), Egkomi

9.8.15 Agamemnon asleep, Mycenae, magical afternoon.

flask of Aegean type, late Bronze Age (1450-1200 BC), Maroni

12.9.21 Maroni.

zoomorphic askos of base ring ware with side spout in the form of a bull’s head, late Bronze Age (1450-1200 BC), Katydata

14.8.21 Katydata, the Karkotis River fl ows into the Bay of Pentageia.

jug of proto-white painted ware; the neck ends in a human face with straining holes, Cypro-Geometric I period (1050-950 BC), Kouklia-Skales

11.8.21 Gazing towards the sea from Kouklia, midday.

amphora of bichrome III ware, known as the ‘Hubbard amphora’; it bears an elaborate figurative scene on either side, Cypro-Geometric III period (900-750 BC), Platani (Ammochostos)

4.9.21 Enthralling Platani, afternoon, the sun is blinding.

amphora of bichrome ware with elaborate floral and geometric painted decoration, Cypro-Archaic i period (750-600 BC), Peristerona (Ammochostos District)

4.9.21 Sunset behind Pentadaktylos as seen from Peristerona, Ammochostos.

barrel-shaped jug of bichrome V ware; decorated with geometric and floral painted motifs and a female figure holding a bird in each hand, Cypro-Archaic II period (600-475 BC), unknown provenance

12.8.21 Marion/Arsinoe.

jug of bichrome Iv ware in ‘free-field’ style; a bull is shown smelling a lotus flower, Cypro-Archaic I period (700-650 BC), Arnadi (near Salamis)

18.4.22 Arnadi.

αμφορίσκος δίχρωμης V κεραμικής, κυπρο-αρχαϊκή ΙΙ περίοδος (600-475 π.Χ.), Αμαθούντα

17.4.22 Modern-day Lemesos as seen from the temple of the acropolis of Amathous.

jug of black-on-red Iv ware with composition of ‘Eros and Psyche’ on shoulder, Cypro-Classical I period (475-400 BC), Polis Chrysochous-Karydies (ancient Marion)

9.8.21 The Bay of Chrysochou in the morning.

Chian chalice decorated with lotus flowers and rosettes on the internal and a seated sphinx on the external surface, early 6th c. BC, Polis Chrysochous (ancient Marion)

14.8.18 Emporeios, afternoon, Chios.

jug of black-on-red I ware bearing elaborate painted scenes, Cypro-Geometric III period (900-750 BC), Polis Chrysochous

10.8.21 Dawn, Marion and the Bay of Chrysochou.

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