Cypriot art historian Maria Paphiti has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that 2018 was an important year for the world cultural heritage, as the last complete fragments from the nearly 1,500-year-old apse mosaic of the church of Panagia Kanakaria in the occupied village of Lythrangomi, in Famagusta district, missing since their looting in 1976, were repatriated to Cyprus.
“The repatriation of these 6th century mosaics is important not only for Cyprus but for the world cultural heritage too”, underlined Paphiti, who identified in 2014 the fragment of Apostle Andrew from the Church’s 6th century mosaic decoration.
In April, Paphiti repatriated the mosaic of Apostle Andrew, “the most emblematic of all and perhaps the most important treasure that had been missing from Cyprus – a symbol of our looted cultural heritage in recent years,” as she pointed out.
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