Museum
State Historical Museum, Moscow
Moscow, Russia · founded 1872
Museum in Moscow, founded 1872. 12 people in the register connected with it.
The Cypriot collection
about 200 Cypriot objects, almost all from the former Uvarov collection; 89 catalogued in 2005, with Middle Bronze Age pottery about three quarters of the ceramics (2005)
History
- 1872Museum founded (Wikipedia); first eleven halls open in 1883.
- 27 April 1877Count Alexei Uvarov presents his collection of Cypriot antiquities, bought in the 1870s from the Russian consul Yusefovich, to the Moscow Archaeological Society (published by Uvarov 1880). The authors call it probably the first mention of Cypriot antiquities in Russian literature. The collection is still Uvarov's private property at this date.
Count Alexei Sergeevich UvarovRussian consul YusefovichKarageorghis & Bukina 2005
- 1883Uvarov, who led the founding commission, gives many items from his own collection for the opening exhibition; the sources do not say any were Cypriot.
- 29 December 1884Uvarov dies before publishing his Cypriot collection; his widow Praskovja Uvarova inherits it and has no interest in it.
- 1927Uvarov collections at Porechye, nationalised after the October Revolution, are divided between the State Historical Museum and the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. All catalogued SHM Cypriot objects come from this source. Only the Bronze Age vessels are specifically documented as Cypriot; many other items (glass, red slip vessels, lamps, bronzes) are probably Cypriot but undocumented.
Count Alexei Sergeevich UvarovKarageorghis & Bukina 2005Karageorghis & Bukina 2005, p. 55-56
- 2005Karageorghis's catalogue of the Cypriot collections of the SHM, Pushkin and Hermitage (A. G. Leventis Foundation); SHM chapter by Zhuravlev and Isaenko, pottery, terracotta and stone entries by Karageorghis, metalwork by Zhuravlev and Isaenko, glass and lamps by Zhuravlev.
Vassos KarageorghisDenis ZhuravlevNatalia IsaenkoKarageorghis & Bukina 2005
People
12 peopleStaff and members · 10
- Alexander Shkurkodirector (2005–2005) · General Director (titled 'Prof. Dr.') · worked for itKarageorghis & Bukina 20052005
- Denis Zhuravlevcurator (2005–2005) · Senior Curator and researcher, Department of Archaeology · worked for itKarageorghis & Bukina 20052005
- Dr. Irina Belotserkovskayadirector (2005–2005) · Director of the Department of Archaeology · worked for itKarageorghis & Bukina 20052005
- Georgiy Lomtadzecurator (2005–2005) · Curator, Department of Archaeology · worked for itKarageorghis & Bukina 20052005
- Mikhail Kravtsovother (2005–2005) · photographer · worked for itKarageorghis & Bukina 20052005
- Natalia Isaenkoassistant (2005–2005) · Assistant, Department of Archaeology · worked for itKarageorghis & Bukina 20052005
- Natalia Shishlinacurator (2005–2005) · Curator, Department of Archaeology · worked for itKarageorghis & Bukina 20052005
- Tamara G. Igumnovaofficial (2005–2005) · Deputy Director on Foreign Affairs · worked for itKarageorghis & Bukina 20052005
- Vasiliy Mochugovskiyother (2005–2005) · photographer of the Cypriot collection · worked for itKarageorghis & Bukina 20052005
- Praskovja Sergeevna Uvarovaother (1884–1884)Karageorghis & Bukina 2005
Donors and lenders · 1
- Count Alexei Sergeevich Uvarovdonor (1883–1884) · initiator; led the founding commission; donor · gave objectsKarageorghis & Bukina 20051883–1927
Sellers and consignors · 1
- Russian consul Yusefovichseller (1870–1877)Karageorghis & Bukina 2005
Objects
Composite jug, White Painted III-V String-hole style, MC II-III, with tubular side spout
SHM 6 (Inv. 54791; B602/70)via Count Alexei Sergeevich Uvarov1927Karageorghis & Bukina 2005
Goat-shaped rhyton, Base Ring II, LC II (stated to be the only one of its kind)
SHM 54 (Inv. 54791; B605/127)via Count Alexei Sergeevich Uvarov1927Karageorghis & Bukina 2005
Nude female figurine in Base Ring ware, Late Cypriote; museum documentation says 'from the collection of A.S. Uvarov, from Cesnola' (also three others)
SHM 56 (Inv. 55428)via Count Alexei Sergeevich Uvarov1927Karageorghis & Bukina 2005
Composite vase, Black Slip II(?), with basket handle
SHM 32 (Inv. 54791)via Count Alexei Sergeevich Uvarov1927Karageorghis & Bukina 2005
On Ancient Cyprus
4 pagesSources
- 1.V. Karageorghis, O. Bukina (2005). Ancient Cypriote Art in Russian Museums. A. G. Leventis Foundation.
- 2.“State Historical Museum”. Wikipedia. Online