Tinos Marble Unesco

Tinos s rich heritage in marble craftsmanship was recently recognized by unesco which in 2015 inscribed it it in its representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Tinos marble unesco. Michalis saltamanikas and mr. Michalis saltamanikas was born in 1955 in pyrgos tinos. Tinian marble craftsmanship was inscribed in 2015 on the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity by unesco. Creation from a piece of marble dimensions 40x50x12 cm of a marble vessel sink with relief details in a free or geometrical shape.

The greek island of tinos in the cyclades is famed for its marble masters whose works can be found across the country. The island bore some of the country s finest craftsmen thanks to its vast reserves of white and green marble. The art of marble carving is an expression of the cultural identity of tinos. Lambros diamantopoulos graduates of the school of fine arts of tinos.

Marble craftspeople possess empirical knowledge of the composition and structure of marble bearing rock the properties of each kind of marble and the manipulation of its veins. Responsible for the workshop instructors. The island has produced some of the greatest modern masters of the craft such as yannoulis chalepas 1851 1938.