5 collections · 14,373 items
The Archive
Photographs, drawings, documents and books on the archaeology of Cyprus, published from the institutions that hold them. Every item has its own page: the holder’s record in its original language, an English caption beside it, the places, excavations and people it shows, and the licence under which it may be reused.
Collections
Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm
Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–1931
14,033 items: 3,223 field photographs, 10,684 object photographs, 108 drawings, 17 plans, 1 document.
66 series · 1927–1931
Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)
Wellcome Collection, London
John Thomson's photographs of Cyprus, 1878
36 items: 36 photographs.
4 series · 1878
Photographs: John Thomson, Wellcome Collection, London (Public domain)
Wellcome Collection, London
Views of Cyprus in an album of travel photographs, c.1880
4 items: 4 photographs.
1 series · c.1880
Photographs: Album of views, Wellcome Collection, London (Public domain)
Wellcome Collection, London
The Lawrence-Cesnola album, 1881
78 items: 59 object photographs, 1 map, 18 documents.
2 series · 1881
Photographs: Lawrence-Cesnola album, Wellcome Collection, London (Public domain)
Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia
Ancient Cyprus in the photographic archive of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR)
222 items: 212 photographs, 2 drawings, 3 prints, 5 paintings.
7 series · 1780–1970
Field diaries
18 handwritten volumes, every page with its scan, a transcription and an English translation
- NotebookNotes on pottery from Troy, the Cyclades and Crete · Einar Gjerstad1927–1931 · 176 pages
- DII:1aLapithos, Vrysi tou Barba · Erik Sjöqvist1927 · 178 pages
- DII:1bLapithos, Kastros · Erik Sjöqvist1927–1928 · 153 pages
- DII:1cOura, Trachonas and Idalion1928 · 135 pages
- DII:1dIdalion and Lapithos, Plakes · Erik Sjöqvist1928 · 133 pages
- DII:1eNitovikla, Ayia Irini, Enkomi and other find lists · Erik Sjöqvist1929 · 179 pages
- DII:1fEnkomi, the tombsJune to July 1930 · 63 pages
- DII:2aSoli, the theatre · Alfred Westholm1927–1928 · 147 pages
- DII:2bMilia, Soli and Kythrea · Alfred Westholm1928 · 95 pages
- DII:2cAyios Iakovos1927–1931 · 59 pages
- DII:2dSoli, Cholades, and Mersinaki · Alfred Westholm1930 · 66 pages
- DII:2eAyios Phokas, Ayios Iakovos, Kition and Amathus · Alfred Westholm1929–1930 · 147 pages
- DII:2fAmathus, tombs 13–20 · Alfred Westholm1930 · 46 pages
- DII:2gAmathus, tomb inventory and levels · Alfred Westholm1930 · 71 pages
- DII:3aVouni I · Alfred Westholm1928 · 180 pages
- DII:3bVouni, Korakas and the palace · Alfred Westholm1928–1929 · 165 pages
- DII:3cPetra tou Limniti and Vouni · Alfred Westholm1928–1930 · 164 pages
- DII:4aSurvey figures1927–1931 · 144 pages
Books
79 printed books, journal articles and bulletins, their pages as scans beside the printed text; the pages in German, Swedish or French also in English.
Swedish Cyprus Expedition
5 volumes, 1936–1994, in English.
1936The Temples of SoliStudies on Cypriote Art during Hellenistic and Roman PeriodsAlfred Westholm
1956The Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Vol. IV, Part 3The Hellenistic and Roman Periods in CyprusOlof Vessberg; Alfred Westholm
1972The Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Vol. IV, Part 1DThe Late Cypriote Bronze Age. Other Arts and CraftsLena Åström, Paul Åström et al.
1992Nitovikla ReconsideredGunnel Hult
1994The Swedish Cyprus ExpeditionThe Living PastEva Rystedt (ed.)
Early accounts, travels and histories
8 books, 1878–1909, in English, Greek, Latin, Italian and French; the Greek, Latin, Italian and French pages also in English.
1878Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples. A Narrative of Researches and Excavations during Ten Years' Residence in that IslandLouis Palma di Cesnola (appendices by C. W. King and A. S. Murray)
1878Cyprus: Its History, its Present Resources, and Future ProspectsR. Hamilton Lang
1884Salaminia (Cyprus)The History, Treasures, & Antiquities of Salamis in the Island of Cyprus (second edition)Alexander Palma di Cesnola (introduction by Samuel Birch)
1893Kypros, the Bible and HomerVol. I: TextMax Ohnefalsch-Richter
1893Kypros, the Bible and HomerVol. II: PlatesMax Ohnefalsch-Richter
1907A Handbook of CyprusSir J. T. Hutchinson and Claude Delaval Cobham (compilers)
1908Excerpta Cypria: Materials for a History of CyprusClaude Delaval Cobham (translator and editor)English and Greek and Latin and Italian and French
1909Travels in the Island of Cyprus, with Contemporary Accounts of the Sieges of Nicosia and FamagustaGiovanni Mariti; translated by Claude Delaval Cobham
Early excavation reports and articles
9 works, 1880–1912, in English and German; the German pages also in English.
1880On the Different Styles of Pottery Found in Ancient Tombs in the Island of CyprusThomas B. Sandwith
1888Das Gräberfeld von Marion auf Cypern48. Programm zum Winckelmannsfeste der Archaeologischen Gesellschaft zu BerlinPaul HerrmannGerman · in English
1888Excavations in Cyprus, 1887–88Paphos, Leontari, AmargettiErnest A. Gardner, D. G. Hogarth, M. R. James and R. Elsey Smith
1889Devia Cypria: Notes of an Archaeological Journey in Cyprus in 1888D. G. Hogarth
1890Excavations in Cyprus, 1889. Second Season's WorkPolis tes Chrysochou; LimnitiJ. A. R. Munro and H. A. Tubbs
1891Excavations in Cyprus, 1890. Third Season's WorkSalamisJ. A. R. Munro and H. A. Tubbs, with a note on the coins by Warwick Wroth
1891Excavations in Cyprus. Third Season's WorkPolis tes ChrysochouJ. A. R. Munro
1897Excavations in Cyprus in 1894John L. Myres
1912A Mycenaean Bronze in the Cyprus MuseumMenelaos Markides
Early catalogues and plate books
21 books, 1873–1928, in English.
1873The Antiquities of CyprusDiscovered principally on the sites of the ancient Golgoi and IdaliumLuigi Palma di Cesnola; photographs by Stephen Thompson; selected by C. T. Newton; introduction by Sidney Colvin
1881Lawrence-Cesnola CollectionCyprus Antiquities excavated by Major Alexander Palma di Cesnola, 1876 to 1879Alexander Palma di Cesnola
1885A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. I, Part IIntroduction; Plates I–XXXLouis P. di Cesnola (introduction by Ernst Curtius)
1885A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. I, Part IIPlates XXXI–LXLouis P. di Cesnola
1885A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. I, Part IIIPlates LXI–XCLouis P. di Cesnola
1885A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. I, Part IVPlates XCI–CXXLouis P. di Cesnola
1885A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. I, Part VPlates CXXI–CLLouis P. di Cesnola
1894A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. II, Part IIntroduction; Plates I–XXXLouis P. di Cesnola (introduction by A. S. Murray)
1894A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. II, Part IIPlates XXXI–LXLouis P. di Cesnola
1894A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. II, Part IIIPlates LXI–XCLouis P. di Cesnola
1894A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. II, Part IVPlates XCI–CXXLouis P. di Cesnola
1894A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. II, Part VPlates CXXI–CLLouis P. di Cesnola
1903A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. III, Part IPreface; Plates I–XXXLouis P. di Cesnola (text by Isaac H. Hall and C. R. Gillett)
1903A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. III, Part IIPlates XXXI–LXLouis P. di Cesnola (text by Isaac H. Hall and C. R. Gillett)
1903A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. III, Part IIIPlates LXI–XCLouis P. di Cesnola (text by Isaac H. Hall and C. R. Gillett)
1903A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. III, Part IVPlates XCI–CXXLouis P. di Cesnola (text by Isaac H. Hall and C. R. Gillett)
1903A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection, Vol. III, Part VPlates CXXI–CL; Cypriote and Greek inscriptionsLouis P. di Cesnola (text by Isaac H. Hall and C. R. Gillett)
1899A Catalogue of the Cyprus Museum, with a Chronicle of Excavations undertaken since the British Occupation, and Introductory Notes on Cypriote ArchaeologyJohn L. Myres and Max Ohnefalsch-Richter
1903Catalogue of the Terracottas in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British MuseumH. B. Walters
1914Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from CyprusJohn L. Myres
1928Cypriote & Classical AntiquitiesDuplicates of the Cesnola & Other Collections, Part One (sale no. 2253)
Museum catalogues and guides
8 books, 1974–2009, in English and Swedish; the Swedish pages also in English.
1974Cypern – motsättningarnas öcypriska fornfynd från Medelhavsmuseet, StockholmPaul ÅströmSwedish · in English
1977Cypriote Antiquities in the Medelhavsmuseet, StockholmVassos Karageorghis
1982Medelhavsmuseet: en introduktionSwedish · in English
1983Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Sweden 2Medelhavsmuseet and Nationalmuseum
2004Medelhavsmuseet: Focus on the Mediterranean 1
2005Medelhavsmuseet: Focus on the Mediterranean 2
2005Medelhavsmuseet: Focus on the Mediterranean 3
2009Medelhavsmuseet: Focus on the Mediterranean 5 (Finds and Results from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition 1927–1931: A Gender Perspective)
Medelhavsmuseet Bulletin
28 volumes, nos. 1–31 (no. 18 not in the Archive), 1961–1998, in English and German; the German pages also in English.
1960s
No. 11961
- Finds from Badarian and Tasian Civilizations · Hjalmar Larsen
- Altorientalische Siegelsteine · Hans Henning von der Osten
No. 21962
- The Collection of Luristan Bronzes · Ture J. Arne
- Ägyptische Siegelamulette · Sten V. Wångstedt
No. 31963
No. 41965
- Vier Stelen und eine Opfertafel aus Deir el-Medineh · Sten V. Wångstedt
- Two Royal Heads from Amarna · Bengt Julius Peterson
No. 51969
- Some Reliefs from the Memphite Necropolis · Bengt Julius Peterson
- A Red Lustrous Wheel-made Spindle Bottle and its Contents · Paul Åström
1970s
No. 61973
- Notes on some Cypro-Mycenaean Vases in the Medelhavsmuseet · Vassos Karageorghis
- Arms, Armour and Dress of the Terracotta Sculpture from Ajia Irini, Cyprus · Sylvia Törnkvist
No. 7–81973
- Zeichnungen aus einer Totenstadt · Bengt E. J. Peterson
No. 91974
- Ramesside Mannerism · Bengt Peterson
- Eine Stockholmer Statuette des Gottes Osiris-Min · Beate George
No. 101975
- Frühe Keramik aus Ägypten · Beate George
No. 111976
- Fragments of Akhenaten Reliefs in Stockholm · Bengt Peterson
- Three Egyptian Terracotta Heads from the Graeco-Roman Period · Suzanne Unge
No. 121977
No. 131978
- Some Private-Name and Stamp-Seals in Stockholm · Geoffrey T. Martin
- Steingefässe aus dem Neuen Reich · Bengt Peterson
No. 141979
- Sid Sobek – der Krokodilgott. Eine Skulptur in Stockholm · Bengt Peterson
- The Water Supply of a Desert Village · Jac. J. Janssen
1980s
No. 151980
- Archaic Egyptian Falcons · Bengt Peterson
- Drei altägyptische Wurfhölzer · Beate George
No. 191984
- An Old Assyrian Business Letter in the Medelhavsmuseet · Klaas Veenhof
- Eine wiederentdeckte Statue aus Sakkara · Bengt Peterson
No. 211986
- A Handlist of the Funerary Cones in the Medelhavsmuseet · Bengt Peterson
- Shrew Mouse and Ichneumon as Divinities · Bengt Peterson
No. 221987
- Sargtextsprüche 912 und 629: zwei neue Stockholmer Varianten · Beate George
- Ramesses II and his Follower. Two Relief Fragments from Sakkara · Bengt Peterson
No. 231988
- Three Private Statuettes from the Middle Kingdom at Stockholm · Ingegerd Lindblad
- New Light on a Mycenaean Pictorial Vase Painter · Eva Rystedt
No. 241989
- Two Fragmentary Statuettes from the New Kingdom at Stockholm · Ingegerd Lindblad
- Two Names - One Hand. A New Alabastron by the Pescia Romana Painter · Charlotte Wikander
1990s
No. 281993
- Kythrea Temenos. Unpublished Material from the Swedish Cyprus Expedition · Gloria Ikosi
- Un Olpe del Pittore della Sfinge Barbuta · Charlotte Johansson
