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title: Silver Spoons from the Cyprus Treasure
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5771/silver-spoons-from-the-cyprus-treasure/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Silver Spoons from the Cyprus Treasure

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Silver Spoons from the Cyprus Treasure](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5771.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5771.jpg)

## Image Caption

Each spoon in this matching set has a pear-shaped bowl attached by a small disc to an ornate handle. The bowls are decorated with different leaping animals, including a ram, panther, lion, lioness, stag, bear, boar, bull, hare, horse, and mythical griffin. The creatures were probably chosen for their association with hunting, a popular pastime in aristocratic circles. Part of the [Cyprus](https://www.worldhistory.org/cyprus/) Treasure. At the end of 1800s CE, villagers recovered a remarkable hoard of [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) while quarrying stone from the ancient ruins of Lambousa, a town on the north coast of Cyprus. The hoard was found near the Acheripoetos Monastery, which was built on the site of an earlier Christian church from 500s CE. The pieces in the Cyprus Treasure may have originally belonged to this church. Circa 650 CE. Found at Acheripoetos Monastery, Kyrenia, modern-day Nicosia, Cyprus. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 03). Silver Spoons from the Cyprus Treasure. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5771/silver-spoons-from-the-cyprus-treasure/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Silver Spoons from the Cyprus Treasure." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 03, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5771/silver-spoons-from-the-cyprus-treasure/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Silver Spoons from the Cyprus Treasure." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5771/silver-spoons-from-the-cyprus-treasure/>.

## License & Copyright

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