Archaeological Museum of Odessa

A small Cypriot collection with no provenance: pottery and 22 limestone sculptures (catalogue nos 148-175, of which 2 heads singled out) presented by T. P. Iuzefovich on 12 September 1875, plus more fragmentary small sculptures not catalogued. The museum as a whole holds over 170,000 objects. (2001)

Karageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 80Karageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 12

1. 9 August 1825
   The City Museum of Antiquities opened in Odessa, after a plan of 1824 by I. A. Stempkovskij to Governor Vorontsov; its core was 347 objects and 50 books given by I. P. Blaramberg, who was the first director.

   OdesaKarageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 10

2. 12 September 1875
   T. P. Iuzefovich presented the Cypriot pottery and limestone sculpture to the Museum. Karageorghis says they are not related to Odessa or the Black Sea colonies.

   OdesaT. P. IuzefovichKarageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 9Karageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 80

3. 1883
   The Mayor Gregorios Maraslis and the City Council funded the present museum building (architect F. Gonsiorovsij), which first held the Museum of Antiquities and the City Library.

   OdesaKarageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 10

4. 1983
   The Museum's illustrated Russian catalogue (OAM 1983) published some of the Cypriot objects; the 2001 catalogue gives updated references.

   OdesaKarageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 80Karageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 9

5. 1999
   Karageorghis visited Odessa on behalf of the A. G. Leventis Foundation (summer 1999), and with Jacqueline Karageorghis described the Cypriot objects.

   OdesaVassos KarageorghisJacqueline KarageorghisKarageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 8, p. 9

6. 2001
   Greek and Cypriote Antiquities in the Archaeological Museum of Odessa: Texts and Annotations (Nicosia: Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis and the Museum), edited by Karageorghis and Vanchugov; Part II is the Cypriote collection, catalogued by Karageorghis.

   NicosiaVassos KarageorghisVladimir P. VanchugovIvan F. KurasKarageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 4, p. 5

• White Painted III-V String-Hole style flask (18th-17th c. BC)

  24758via T. P. Iuzefovich1875Karageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 82

• Bull-shaped rhyton, Base Ring II (14th-13th c. BC)

  23402via T. P. Iuzefovich1875Karageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 82

• Bull-shaped rhyton, Base Ring II, white paint on dark brown slip

  22176via T. P. Iuzefovich1875Karageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 83

• Mycenaean IIIA:2 three-handled piriform jar (Furumark 46); also catalogued in the Aegean-type pottery survey as unprovenanced, no. 86

  23096via T. P. Iuzefovich1875Karageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 83Graziadio

• Fragmentary limestone female statue with bowl, veiled, early 6th c. BC

  50103via T. P. Iuzefovich1875Karageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 84

• Limestone female statue (95.5 cm), the horned head does not belong to the body

  50114via T. P. Iuzefovich1875Karageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 85

• Fragmentary statue of a draped youth, mid-6th c. BC; the catalogue calls nos 158 and 175 fine examples of Cypriote sculpture

  50109via T. P. Iuzefovich1875Karageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 86Karageorghis & Vanchugov 2001, p. 80