German museums bestow replica of ancient Aphrodite head to Cyprus

A faithful replica of the head of Aphrodite of Lefkolla, one of the most significant archaeological finds from the Famagusta district, arrived at the Paralimni-Deryneia town hall on Friday.

The municipality described the arrival of the replica as “a symbolic return” of the artefact to the area from where it was originally discovered, with the bust intending to draw attention to the cultural heritage of ancient Lefkolla, the settlement that once stood in the area of present-day Protaras....