▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 8 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : S wed ish ▁male ▁curl ers ▁Category : S wed ish ▁cur ling ▁champions <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁K aper ▁K ora on ▁Tre asure ▁is ▁a ▁By z antine ▁silver ▁tre asure ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 5 6 ▁individual ▁silver ▁items ▁origin ating ▁from ▁Sy ria ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁and ▁sevent h ▁centuries . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁tre asure ▁was ▁re - dis cover ed ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁Ant io ch , ▁a ▁th riv ing ▁Roman ▁city ▁on ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁It ▁can ▁now ▁be ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁items ▁come ▁from ▁a ▁larger ▁collection ▁of ▁silver ▁from ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Ser g ios ▁in ▁modern - day ▁Kur in , ▁Sy ria ▁or ▁that ▁the ▁pieces ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁local ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁items ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁were ▁likely ▁inter red ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁century ▁as ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Empire ▁subsequently ▁lost ▁this ▁area ▁of ▁Sy ria ▁to ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁army . ▁ ▁The ▁later ▁conqu ering ▁by ▁the ▁Muslim ▁Arab ▁army ▁perman ently ▁removed ▁the ▁area ▁from ▁By z antine ▁control . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁and ▁Muslim ▁Arab ▁take - o vers ▁were ▁relatively ▁peace ful ▁as ▁historic ▁sites ▁around ▁the ▁area ▁show