Cyprus (island)
Found in 585 Collections and/or Records:
[Weapons], 1881
291 x 110 mm. A display case containing knives, (?) chariot blades and clubs.
[Weapons], 1881
319 x 143 mm. A view showing various rust encrusted weapons including a sword and a chariot blade.
West Front, Saint Sophia, Nicosia
150 x 205 mm. A view showing the decorated windows of the west front of the mosque of Saint Sophia, originally a cathedral, but adapted by the Turks as a mosque after the Turkish Conquest of 1570.
West Front, St Nicholas, Famagusta
152 x 205 mm. A view looking towards the west face of the Cathedral, 'a model of practical, solid, and at the same time elegant architecture' (Jeffery 1918, p.117) built in the 14th century and converted for use as a mosque after the Turkish Conquest of the island in 1570.
[Wine bottles], 1881
284 x 126 mm. A view showing rows of narrow bottles and vases, some with painted decorations.
Wine festival, 1957 - 1974
'An annual event taking place in Limassol, where wine flows freely'. A daytime view of a giant figure flourishing grapes and a bottle, with 'Drink wine for an easy life' in English on the base of the stand.
Wine festival, 1957 - 1974
'An annual event taking place in Limassol, where wine flows freely'. A nighttime view of a giant figure flourishing grapes and a bottle, with 'Drink wine for an easy life' in Greek on the base of the stand.
Women at a well, Levka [i.e. Lefka], 1878
177 x 115 mm. Woodburytype. A view showing men and women posed in the act of drawing water from a well.
Young Cypriot woman carrying wheat, 1957 - 1974
A collection of loose prints. All are 250 x 200 mm unless otherwise stated. There are brief typed captions on the backs of the prints, some of which have been elaborated or amended for this catalogue. Some of the prints are organised by subject: 12 - 19 concern the Turkish invasion and its aftermath; 20-26 are images of people and places; 27-28 concern antiquities.