REPATRIATION OF FIVE (5) CYPRIOT ANTIQUITIES FROM SWEDEN
The Department of Antiquities, Deputy Ministry of Culture announces that on the 21st of October 2026, five (5) Cypriot antiquities were handed over to the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in the Kingdom of Sweden, following a voluntary restitution.
The antiquities consist of a Juglet of Red Polished III or IV ware with cutaway spout and mastoid base of the Middle Bronze Age period (1900-1600 BC), a Skyphos (two-handled bowl) of White Painted I ware of the Cypro-Geometric I period (1050-950 BC), a Lentoid two-handled flask (Pilgrim flask) of Bichrome III ware of the Cypro-Geometric III period (900–750 BC), a fragmentary shallow Bowl of White Painted ware of the Cypro-Geometric Ι period (1050–950 BC) and a fragment from a Terracotta Female Bust of the 6th century BC.
The Department of Antiquities would like to thank the family of Mr. Bengt Widehag, as well as the auction house Crafoord Auktioner, whose contribution facilitated the return of the antiquities to their country of origin. Furthermore, appreciation is expressed to the Ambassador and the personnel of the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in the Kingdom of Sweden for their cooperation and coordination throughout the repatriation process.
