Cyprus Stamps SG 1378-81 2015 Traditional Cyprus Folk Art - MINT

Cyprus Stamps SG 1378-81 2015 

Traditional Cyprus Folk Art

MINT

(Issue date: 14th September 2015)

 The four stamps depict:

(a) woodcarving, in the form of a hand-carved chair

(b) decorative art, showing traditional symmetrical engravings using pyrography on dried pumpkins

(c) pottery, with  an anthropomorphic clay vessel

(d) the skill of the silversmith, as expressed in the “merrecha”, a small ceremonial vessel with a narrow opening, used to sprinkle people with fragrance, usually rosewater, at celebrations or weddings.