The opening of Kleanthis' mosaic exhibition in 2001 by the then President of Cyprus, Mr Glafkos Clerides.
This mosaic showing a map of Cyprus, with the olive branch as a symbol of peace, is presented to the President of Cyprus and is now on display in the presidential palace in Nicosia.
The mosaic shown left is HYPERION, which was made by Kleanthis and presented to the foreign minister of Greece, Mr George Papandreou, and is now in his collection in Greece.
POSEIDON, created by Kleanthis in his workshop, is 4 metres long and is fitted into the reception area of the Coral Beach Hotel, Pafos.
Here Kleanthis presents a mosaic depicting the Guard's emblem to the general of the National Guard of Cyprus, Mr Evangelos Florakis.
This mosaic of Byzantine horses' heads was presented to HRH Princess Anne at a reception organised by the British High Commission. The Princess is well known for her love of horses and so was delighted to accept the gift.
Kleanthis delivering a presentation speech to the Bishop of Pafos, Chrysostomos, now Archbishop of Cyprus.
This is the mosaic which was presented at the above ceremony showing the double headed eagle, which is the emblem of the church.
This photograph of Kleanthis was taken after a deep sea dive to examine a wreck.
This photograph shows a triumphant Kleanthis at the moment he discovered the method used by the ancient sailors to load 400 amphorae onto the original Kyrenia ship. This ship and all its contents sank off Kyrenia (on the north coast of Cyprus) during the time of Alexander the Great: it was raised in 1969 and is now on display in Kyrenia Castle, but it had previously seemed improbable that the ship could have carried such an enormous cargo.
This is Kleanthis shown during the making of a film for the USA called The Lost Atlantis, filmed on the Kyrenia Liberty(below), which is a replica of the original Kyrenia ship.
This dedication was written to Kleanthis by Susan W Katzev: Susan and her husband Professor Michael Katzev of the USA were the archaeologist divers who raised the Kyrenia ship in 1969.
Kleanthis was present at the discovery of this sarcophagus dating back to the 5th century BC: unfortunately only half of the lid was intact but he was able to hand carve an exact replica of the missing half to fit with the original. This exhibit is now on display at Kouklia Museum, Paphos.
Shown here in his workshop…….
The Man Himself!!
Click Home for contact and ordering information
Click Gallery for more examples of Kleanthis' works