Year of Object(s) Creation: 1700 (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Painting, Religious artifact
Object Material(s): gold, metal, paint
Provenience Nation: Cyprus
Provenience Location: Church of St. Charalambos (New Chorio-Kythrea village)
Year Removed from Findspot: 1974

Provenance
Start Year: 2011
End Year: 2011
Circumstance of Acquisition: After being contacted by Cypriot Bishop Porfyrios of Neapolis, Boy George returned it to the Church of St. Charalambos
Nation: Cyprus
Location: Church of St. Charalambos (New Chorio-Kythrea village)
Start Year: 1985
End Year: 2011
Circumstance of Acquisition: Boy George bought it from a London art dealer
Nation: United Kingdom
Location:
Start Year: 1974
End Year: 1985
Circumstance of Acquisition: Disappeared during the Turkish invasion of 1974 and allegedly sold on the black market
Nation:
Location:

Cypriot Icon Of Jesus Christ


Description:
In 2011, Cypriot Bishop Porfyrios of Neapolis happened to watch an interview of Boy George in his living room and recognized the icon hanging in his house. He contacted Boy George, and the singer agreed to return it to Cyprus.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2011
Year Claim Resolved: 2011
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

Complainant Name: Church of St. Charalambos
Complainant Nation: Cyprus
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Institution

Respondent Name: Boy George (United Kingdom singer)
Respondent Nation: United Kingdom
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
Edited by Keli Fisher Clarification Notes: . This artifact is an 18th-century Cypriot icon.