Alexander Malios Research Institute for Cypriot Heritage and Archaeology (AMRICHA)

over 1200 ancient objects, all Cypriot or typically Cypriot by archaeological criteria; Neolithic to Roman (2023)

Gatzsche 2023, p. 1

1. 2016
   First Cypriot object acquired, a Cypro-Archaic jug (cat. no. 151); Malios decided to collect only Cypriot pieces and make them accessible to the public

   LeipzigAlexander MaliosGatzsche 2023, p. 1

2. 2016–2017
   Acquired Cypriot objects (SAM A 230-236, 240-259) that the Toledo Museum of Art decided to sell in 2016-17; Toledo had received them as duplicates from the Metropolitan Museum's Cesnola collection (over 56 objects in 1916, more in 1928)

   Luigi Palma di CesnolaGatzsche 2023, p. 3

3. 2018
   AMRICHA research found that a skyphos in the collection had belonged to the Christakis Hadjiprodromou collection, looted during the 1974 invasion. It was documented, the Department of Antiquities and the Cypriot embassy in Berlin were informed, and the text says AMRICHA will officially repatriate it.

   Christakis HadjiprodromouGatzsche 2023, p. 1

4. October 2020
   Department of Antiquities announced the completion of an archaeological and geophysical survey at Pera Orinis to locate the Sanctuary of Apollo at Frangissa (director Matthias Recke, Frankfurt; field director Philipp Kobusch, Kiel), generously supported by the Amricha Foundation Leipzig

   Pera OrinisMatthias ReckePhilipp KobuschAntiquities 2020, p. 1

5. 2022
   The institute's website documents a 2022 campaign at Pera-Frangissa

   AMRICHA 2026

• Cypro-Archaic jug, first Cypriot acquisition

  cat. no. 1512016Gatzsche 2023, p. 1

• Skyphos identified as ex-Christakis Hadjiprodromou collection, looted 1974 (per AMRICHA's own research); to be repatriated

  not givenvia Christakis Hadjiprodromou2018Gatzsche 2023, p. 1

• Bronze Age askos with Sandwith and Leeds 1875 label

  SAM A 595via Thomas Backhouse Sandwith2018Gatzsche 2023, p. 2

• Cesnola-derived Cypriot objects, via Metropolitan Museum duplicates and Toledo

  SAM A 230-236, 240-259via Toledo Museum of Art2016–2017Gatzsche 2023, p. 3

• Objects from the 62 exported under permit 7070 of 16 Jan 1978

  SAM A 738-769 (32 of 62)via A. StrouthosGatzsche 2023, p. 11

• 113 Cypriot artefacts, many with export numbers

  SAM A 56, 60-70, 84 and othersvia Josef Mayer-RiefenthalerGatzsche 2023, p. 9

• Copper oxhide ingot, lead isotopes tie it to the Apliki cluster; find-spot unknown

  cat. no. 113

• Ex-de Clercq Cypriot pieces

  SAM A 779, 780, 1149-1152via Louis Constantin Henri François-Xavier de Clercq

• Cypriot objects from the Dozon collection

  SAM A 576-586via Louis Auguste Dozon

• Collecting Cypriot Antiquities Today: Law, Provenance and Due DiligenceCompendium