Early Byzantine Cyprus: Archaeology

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#006633" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="044d6c00ddvuru.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Art and Archaeology of Cyprus II"><U>Home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roman Cyprus"><U>Roman Cyprus</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE ROMAN PERIOD"><U>The Roman Period</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cypriot Sanctuaries in the Roman Period"><U>Cypriot Sanctuaries in the Roman Period</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ROMAN COPPER MINING AND SMELTING"><U>Roman Copper Mining and Smelting</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roman Cyprus: With an Emphasis on Mosaic"><U>Roman Cyprus: With an Emphasis on Mosaics</U></A></div> <div> Early Byzantine Cyprus: Archaeology.</div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Byzantine Trade, Ships and Shipping."><U>Byzantine Trade, Ships and Shipping.</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Byzantine Cyprus: History, Culture and S"><U>Byzantine Cyprus: History, Culture and Society.</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Byzantine Art."><U>Byzantine Art.</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Exam 1 "><U>Exam 1 Review</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Art and Archaeology of Cyprus II</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Arial" >   </FONT></div> <div> <I><B><U>Early Byzantine Cyprus: Archaeology</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U><IMG SRC="0bf16b20.jpg" border=0 width="278" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Californian FB" ><B>Basilica in Paphos with "St. Paul's Pillar" on</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>                                                                                            the left.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0c10f8b0.jpg" border=0 width="271" height="139" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Selection of Roman Pottery.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0c3b70d0.jpg" border=0 width="183" height="269" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Late Roman amphora.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0c517bb0.jpg" border=0 width="279" height="187" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Small basilica near Koeptra. Altar and </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                          stepped apse for seating clergy.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0c7b20f0.jpg" border=0 width="178" height="271" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Excavation of a cistern at Koeptra containing animals</B></div> <div> <B>                                                                 and humans, evidence of Arab raid.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0c914b80.jpg" border=0 width="276" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Basilica near Koeptra, apse and mosaic floor.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0cbc5ba0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Wall mosaic above altar depicting the </B></div> <div> <B>                                                            Virgin Mary, Christ and angels. Around 550</B></div> <div> <B>                                                            AD.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0cc22cc0.jpg" border=0 width="290" height="204" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Koeptra church, crypt.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>