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Ancient Lampousa

Cyprus / Turkish controlled area / Lapithos /

The ruins of Ancient Lampousa, one of the seven or so Ancient Greek City-Kingdoms of Cyprus.

The famous Cyprus Treasure was found here in 1902 consisting of eleven silver dishes, seven of which depicted scenes from the life of Old Testament's King David, and eight pieces of gold jewelry.

Pictures are from the portion of the Cyprus/Karavas Treasure found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
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Coordinates:   35°21'20"N   33°11'52"E
This article was last modified 18 years ago