National Archaeological Museum, Athens

approximately 850 Cypriote objects, from the Early Bronze Age to the Roman period, including 160 small stone sculptures and about 55 bronzes; the rest mostly pottery and some terracottas. 237 were published in 2003 (2003)

Karageorghis 2003, p. 11Karageorghis 2003, p. 5

1. 17 February 1879
   First Cypriote vase purchased from private collector E. Angelopoulos (inv. 22839)

   E. AngelopoulosKarageorghis 2003, p. 12

2. July 1880
   Acquired 67 Cypriote vases (inv. 61-128) from the Archaeological Society of Athens, from purchases and donations; three registered as donated by G. S. Menardos

   George MenardosKarageorghis 2003, p. 12

3. 1895–1896
   Bakoulis collection: inv. 11560-11601 via the Archaeological Society (1896); inv. 11602-11690 given by Zacharias Bakoulis himself

   Zacharias BakoulisKarageorghis 2003, p. 12

4. 1890s
   Philimon collection, described as the most important acquisition: bought by the Archaeological Society for 8,500 drachmas and ceded to the Museum (inv. 11800-12035, 12038-12073); later further vases, limestone sculptures and terracottas bought for 500 drachmas (inv. 12198-12217). Philimon was consul at Larnaca 1894-1897

   LarnacaG. PhilimonKarageorghis 2003, p. 12

5. 1900s
   Objects purchased and donated by the Committee for the Cypriote Exhibition (inv. 12354-12378); the source says 'early 20th century'

   Karageorghis 2003, p. 12

6. August 1928
   41 prehistoric and Geometric Cypriote vases received under an exchange programme, handed to Director P. Kastriotis

   P. KastriotisKarageorghis 2003, p. 12

7. 1938
   Pair of gold earrings bought from Mr. Mazaris

   Mr. MazarisKarageorghis 2003, p. 13

8. April 1940
   Eleni Zannetos, widow of Filios Zannetos, gave 33 ceramic and alabaster vases, 18 glass vessels, 3 terracottas and 8 stone heads, all Cypriote

   Eleni ZannetosKarageorghis 2003, p. 12

9. 1950
   27 Cypriote vases acquired within the Empedoklis collection

   EmpedoklisKarageorghis 2003, p. 12

10. February 1959
    Ioannis Rivoire, a teacher, gave two Cypriote vases with other antiquities

    Ioannis RivoireKarageorghis 2003, p. 12

11. 1960
    Many antiquities donated by the Ethnarchy of Cyprus

    Karageorghis 2003, p. 12

12. 1975
    Ministry of Culture and the Museum held a temporary exhibition 'Ancient Cypriote Art' with 90 objects from the Museum's Cypriote collection

    Karageorghis 2003, p. 13

13. 1975
    Trefoil-mouth oinochoe obtained from N. Oikonomakis, representative of the Teachers Federation of Greece (originally donated by the Teachers Union of Limassol)

    N. OikonomakisKarageorghis 2003, p. 13

14. 1981
    Major P. Kalogeropoulos handed over a Geometric oinochoe given to the Second Paratroop Regiment by Cypriote students

    P. KalogeropoulosKarageorghis 2003, p. 13

15. 1984
    3 of 19 vases obtained from Blegen's collection were Cypriote

    Carl BlegenKarageorghis 2003, p. 12

16. 1995
    Heirs of Penelope Vlangali gave a Cypriote vase

    Penelope VlangaliKarageorghis 2003, p. 13

17. 1990s
    28 Cypriote antiquities handed to the Museum by the Police Force as illicit possessions ('last decades of the 20th century'); the source does not say they were returned to Cyprus

    Karageorghis 2003, p. 13

18. July 2002
    Karageorghis studied and photographed the collection over five days in the storerooms, with Anna Lekka, before the Museum closed for refurbishment ahead of the 2004 Olympics; access had taken twelve years to obtain

    AthensVassos KarageorghisAnna LekkaKarageorghis 2003, pp. 8-9

19. 2003
    Ancient Cypriote Art in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens published (237 objects), funded by the A. G. Leventis Foundation with INSTAP support, preface by Minister Venizelos

    Vassos KarageorghisNikolaos KaltsasEvangelos VenizelosKarageorghis 2003, pp. 5-9

• Cypriote vase, first Cypriote object purchased

  22839via E. Angelopoulos17 February 1879Karageorghis 2003, p. 12

• Gypsum statue of a kouros, end of 6th c. BC, H. 47.5 cm; provenance uncertain, may have reached Cyprus via a dealer

  4505via G. PhilimonKarageorghis 2003, p. 113

• Large bearded male head with conical helmet, mid-6th c. BC, H. 40 cm (cat. 180)

  1830Karageorghis 2003, p. 103

• Red Polished jug with 1920 letter in the neck from the Inspector of Police, Morphou, to Menelaos Markides, Curator of the Cyprus Museum (cat. 2)

  15381from Pendayia (?)Karageorghis 2003, p. 17Karageorghis 2003, p. 8

• Limestone head of Herakles, mid-5th c. BC, H. 11.5 cm (unpublished)

  15146Karageorghis 2003, p. 118

• Limestone head of Herakles said to come from Lycia, published by Kastriotis 1899; Gjerstad first identified it as Herakles not Omphale

  from said to be LyciaKarageorghis 2003, p. 118

• Limestone right hand holding a cylindrical object (box for incense or yo-yo?), Cypro-Classical (?) (cat. 224); a note says donated by Simos Menardos and, the writer thinks, Vegleris

  15143via Simos MenardosKarageorghis 2003, p. 132

• Mycenaean-type vessel of unknown Cypriote provenance cited in Aegean-type pottery catalogue (cat. 83 there)

  12385Graziadio

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• Plants, Trees and Palms on Cypriot PotteryCompendium