Cypriot Medieval Glazed Pottery

Tue Dec 15, 2015

21:00

Location

Cine Studio
(University of Nicosia)
46 Makedonitissas Avenue
Nicosia, Nicosia

Friends of Cinema Society
Phone: 96420491

Description

In Medieval Cyprus, at the beginning of the 13th century, when the island was already under the rule of the Frankish Lusignan dynasty, a new kind of pottery appears, characterized by a distinctive and attractive decoration with predominant colours being brown-yellow and green. The main medieval glazed pottery workshops known to us today are those of Paphos, Engomi and Lapithos. The study of contemporary glazed pottery, particularly in Lapithos, could help us to understand the techniques used in making the medival glazed pots of Cyprus.

Director: Paschalis Papapetrou
Runtime: 42 min
Genre: Documentary
Language: Greek
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2014

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