Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe

Recke's 2012 survey of German museums lists 107 stone sculptures (Cypro-Archaic to Classical), 55 ceramic pieces (Early Cypriot to Cypro-Classical), 56 terracottas, 14 lamps, 1 bronze statuette, 2 other metal pieces, 3 stone tools and 9 spindle whorls; about 200 objects came from Ohnefalsch-Richter in three stages 1887-1895. (2012)

Recke 2012, p. 94Recke 2012, p. 110-111

1. 1853–1878
   Acquisitions from the Herlan collection (probably Egyptian in origin, per Recke); listed among the Karlsruhe provenances.

   HerlanRecke 2012, p. 110

2. 1879
   Bought through the mediation of A. Furtwangler from the Athens art trade.

   Adolf FurtwänglerRecke 2012, p. 110

3. 1885
   Gift of Julius Naue (the objects were probably acquired from Ohnefalsch-Richter).

   Julius NaueRecke 2012, p. 110-111

4. 1887
   Bought, through Furtwangler, 151 finds from the Aphrodite/Astarte sanctuary at Idalion (Ohnefalsch-Richter's 1885 excavation). Furtwangler had offered Director Wagner a part of 'over 600 pieces' on 15 Feb 1887 because the whole was too much for Berlin.

   IdalionAdolf FurtwänglerMax Ohnefalsch-RichterGeheimrat (Hofrat) Dr. E. WagnerRecke 2012, p. 111Buchholz 1989

5. 1891
   Further purchases from Ohnefalsch-Richter, who wrote to Director Wagner from Duesseldorf, Halle and Berlin (30 Jan to 13 April 1891); the Baden ministry's acquisition order is dated 3 April 1891.

   Max Ohnefalsch-RichterGeheimrat (Hofrat) Dr. E. WagnerBuchholz 1989Recke 2012, p. 111

6. 1895
   Third stage of purchases from Ohnefalsch-Richter, partly from Hagia Paraskevi. Recke: about 200 objects in all in three stages between 1887 and 1895, from his digs at Idalion, Tamassos and Ledra.

   Max Ohnefalsch-RichterRecke 2012, p. 94Recke 2012, p. 111

7. 1899
   Acquired the collection of the German consul in Cairo, Carl August Reinhardt (supposedly from Lower Egypt, so listed in the Cypriot survey with that caveat).

   Carl August ReinhardtRecke 2012, p. 111

8. 1900
   Cypriot antiquities bought from Martin Westorf in Nicosia, through the mediation of R. Hesse.

   NicosiaMartin WestorfR. HesseRecke 2012, p. 111

9. 1908
   Two ceramic pieces bought at the Helbing (Munich) sale of the Julius Naue collection.

   Hugo HelbingJulius NaueRecke 2012, p. 111

10. 1952
    G. Hafner publishes the Karlsruhe vases in Corpus Vasorum Antiquarum Deutschland, Karlsruhe 2.

    Recke 2012, p. 111

11. 1984
    W. Schuermann publishes the Katalog der kyprischen Antiken im Badischen Landesmuseum Karlsruhe (Corpus of Cypriote Antiquities 9, SIMA XX:9, Goeteborg).

    W. SchürmannRecke 2012, p. 111Hermary 1986

• 151 finds from the Aphrodite/Astarte sanctuary at Idalion (Ohnefalsch-Richter, 1885 excavation)

  from Idalionvia Max Ohnefalsch-Richter1887Recke 2012, p. 111Buchholz 1989

• Black-on-Red III jug, Cypro-Archaic II to Cypro-Classical I

  68/24Dissinger 2017

• Cypriot vase of unknown provenance, catalogued in a study of Aegean-type pottery as cat. no. 102

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