Museum
Kallinikeio Municipal Museum of Athienou
Athienou, Cyprus · founded 2009
Museum in Athienou, founded 2009; part of Athienou Municipality. 5 people in the register connected with it.
The Cypriot collection
Small municipal collection in three parts (archaeological, ecclesiastical, ethnographic) plus an icon and mosaic workshop display; the archaeological part draws on Athienou-area excavations and Athienou Archaeological Project (AAP) finds. No published count. (2011)
History
- 2006AAP laboratory and display of AAP artifacts in the Kallinikeio building, per Toumazou's account of project housing; the building has a permanent archaeological laboratory with storage designed for the project.
- 2009Icon collection of Father Kallinikos displayed in the ecclesiastical wing.
- 2011AAP volume reports ethnographic exhibits, the Kallinikos icons, archaeological artifacts from systematic and salvage excavations near Athienou, and AAP artifacts and images on display. It adds that important finds from earlier work were being returned from other museums such as Larnaka. Object captions split AAP-AM finds between Athienou (e.g. terracotta chariot AAP-AM 1218+1459+2007) and the Larnaca District Museum.
AthienouToumazou et al. 2011, p. 359
People
5 peopleStaff and members · 4
- Michael K. Toumazouother (from 2006) · worked withToumazou et al. 2011, p. 3592006
- Giorgos Chatzichristouother (2007–2007)
- Nikos Nikolaidisofficial (2009–2009)
- Skevi Faraziother (2007–2007)
Donors and lenders · 1
- Kostas P. Mammos (Father Kallinikos Stavrovouniotis)donor (2006–2011) · funded it2006–2009
Objects
Terracotta chariot group
AAP-AM 1218+1459+2007from Athienou-Malloura
Bull-mask figurine
AAP-AM 1170from Athienou-Malloura
'Astarte' figurine
AAP-AM 1366from Athienou-Malloura
Sources
- 1.M. K. Toumazou (ed.), P. N. Kardulias (ed.), D. B. Counts (ed.) (2011). Crossroads and Boundaries: The Archaeology of Past and Present in the Malloura Valley, Cyprus.