The Bridges Collection was donated to the University of St Andrews by  Mrs Bridges of St Andrews.  Several  cultural periods of Cyprus are represented by the artefacts in the collection.  The Bronze  and Iron Ages (particularly the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age) are very well represented with a variety of terracotta polished ware bowls, jugs and a sizeable collection of figurines including masks and plank figurines commonly associated with this period in Cyprus.  These periods have a large number of artefacts and therefore separate pages are available to view them in more detail.

 

 

 

 There are a small number of Hellenistic artefacts such as small perfume/oil containers and some small stone carved figures along with Roman  oil lamps including Samian ware lamps and some glassware.

 

 

The Byzantine period is well represented by a good selection of distinctive Sgraffiato ware dishes.  A separate page can be viewed to see these objects in more detail.