Among the collection of around 60 pieces is jewellery from the Chalcolithic Period (3500BC-1500BC), which tells an intriguing story of the region's history.
The ceremony was hosted at the Cyprus Museum and was attended by high-profile officials, including the President of the Republic and the Archbishop of Cyprus.
“Cyprus' authorities and the country's Orthodox Church for decades have been hunting for the island’s looted antiquities and centuries-old relics from as many as 500 churches in open auctions and on the black market,” writes Theo Farrant for EuroNews.
“The museum's antiquities curator, Eftychia Zachariou, told the ceremony that Cyprus, in recent years, has benefited from a shift in thinking among authorities in many countries who now opt to repatriate antiquities of dubious provenance.”
The artefacts were taken from Cyprus in 1974 during an invasion from Turkey by an art dealer. The collection was seized in Germany in 1997, with decades of legal battles unfolding before the items were returned.
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