Cyprus
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of approximately 480 objects from Ancient Cyprus, the most important of which are from the Archaic period (750–650 BC). This collection includes objects such as flints, mosaics, pottery, lamps, figurines, glass, sculpture fragments, jewellery, coins and copper alloy objects. It represents notable collections by Sir Robert Hamilton Lang, Dr Quintin McLennan, Prof. Edgar Peltenburg, Sir William Burrell and Archibald McLellan. The collection includes some unique and unusual artefacts, such as a bronze and onyx pendant, a bronze and gold pendant and a bronze ring with agate. The Island of Cyprus occupies a strategic position at the eastern end of the Mediterranean sea. It was the crossroads for many of the civilizations and empires of the ancient world, including the Assyrian, Persian, Greek and Roman Empires, and was an important centre for early Christianity.
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