The stolen mosaics of Kanakaria

Author

Theodorou, Jerry

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Minerva. 1992, Num. 3, Vol. 3, 27-29, 4 ill. (2 col.)

ISSN

0957-7718

Abstract (en)

Account of four 6th c. Byzantine mosaic fragments from the church of the Panaghia Kanakaria at Lythrankomi (Cyprus), stolen in the late 1970s, later purchased by Peg Goldberg, an American dealer, and subsequently the subject of a lawsuit resulting in their return to Cyprus.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Pictorial arts -- Mosaics -- Cyprus
• Mosaics
• 500-600
• Byzantine
• Theft
• Cyprus

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Mosaïque -- Chypre
• Mosaïque
• 500-600
• Byzantin (art)
• Vol
• Chypre

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19941001-00349953

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