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It is noted that among the objects that have been repatriated on June 20 are picrolithic figurines and jewellery of the Chalcolithic period
The looting of Cyprus’ religious and cultural heritage is one of the most tragic open wounds of the Turkish invasion and ongoing occupation, the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, said on Monday. He was speaking at the Cyprus Museum, where the official handover ceremony took place for repatriated archaeological and ecclesiastical objects from Munich.