ivory plaque decorated with Nereid swimming, 4th-7th c. AD, Keryneia (probably imported from Syria) 28.8.17 Soft clouds touch upon the horizon, the sea of Keryneia.

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ivory plaque decorated with Nereid swimming, 4th-7th c. AD, Keryneia (probably imported from Syria)

28.8.17 Soft clouds touch upon the horizon, the sea of Keryneia.

Keryneia’s beauty largely lies in its relationship with Pentadaktylos. You need to cross the mountain in order to reach Keryneia and when you swim in its sea, as you swim back towards the land, the mountain always keeps you company, each time a different aspect of it. The mountain also holds the sea moisture of the night and makes the land fertile and green on its northern side.

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copper alloy statuette of a cow, Cypro-Classical period (middle 5th c. BC), Vouni (palace) 16.8.21 Troodos as seen from Vouni at midday.

copper alloy statuette of a cow, Cypro-Classical period (middle 5th c. BC), Vouni (palace)

16.8.21 Troodos as seen from Vouni at midday.

faience spoon, Hellenistic period (3rd-1st c. BC), Afentrika (Ammochostos District) 2.4.22 Afentrika, Ourania.

faience spoon, Hellenistic period (3rd-1st c. BC), Afentrika (Ammochostos District)

2.4.22 Afentrika, Ourania.

gold and enamel sceptre topped by a globe with two falcons, late Bronze Age (11th c. BC), Kourion-Kaloriziki 14.4.22 The fertile plain below Kourion at dusk.

gold and enamel sceptre topped by a globe with two falcons, late Bronze Age (11th c. BC), Kourion-Kaloriziki

14.4.22 The fertile plain below Kourion at dusk.

ivory plaque decorated with Nereid swimming, 4th-7th c. AD, Keryneia (probably imported from Syria)

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pithos sherd with a sealing (hunting scene), late Bronze Age (12th c. BC), Maa-Palaiokastro

15.4.22 The Bay of Maa from Palaiokastro.

bronze statue of ‘Horned God’, late Bronze Age (early 12th c. BC), Egkomi

19.4.22 Egkomi.

copper alloy trident, late Bronze Age (12th c. BC), Dromolaxia-Vyzakia (Hala Sultan Tekke)

31.3.22 Hala Sultan, the small lake full of flamingos courting.

copper alloy statuette of a cow, Cypro-Classical period (middle 5th c. BC), Vouni (palace)

16.8.21 Troodos as seen from Vouni at midday.

faience spoon, Hellenistic period (3rd-1st c. BC), Afentrika (Ammochostos District)

2.4.22 Afentrika, Ourania.

gold and enamel sceptre topped by a globe with two falcons, late Bronze Age (11th c. BC), Kourion-Kaloriziki

14.4.22 The fertile plain below Kourion at dusk.