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Xysto 16
A Xysto (plural Xysta, meaning "scratches") mostly consists of black and white decorative motifs in different shapes. It is a form of decorating the facades of the buildings of the village, of Pyrgi, on the island of Chios, in Greece. Xysta is made of various black and white shapes. They start from the middle of the house doors and extend upwards, covering most of the facade. It is a style that is…
Publisher
- Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas
Subject
- Plastic arts
- Sculpture
- Art of sculpture
Type of item
- Mixed media work of art
- Relief
- Sculpture
Publisher
- Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas
Subject
- Plastic arts
- Sculpture
- Art of sculpture
Type of item
- Mixed media work of art
- Relief
- Sculpture
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Identifier
- 8bec3a91-73ca-4511-b515-eecf057034ea
- http://www.mingei-project.eu/resource/8bec3a91-73ca-4511-b515-eecf057034ea
- https://www.searchculture.gr/aggregator/edm/mingei/000155-8bec3a91-73ca-4511-b515-eecf057034ea
Is part of
- Europeana Crafted
Providing country
- Greece
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2023-02-24T13:35:09.999Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2023-06-20T10:16:02.527Z