Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Ottoman official

Ahmet Kaiserli Pasha

fl. 1868–1870 · Ottoman

Ottoman official, active 1868–1870. Worked at Dardanelles.

Life and work

  1. 1869–1870
    Visited Cyprus on a man of war and saw Cesnola's antiquities; asked whether Cesnola would give some to the government (Cesnola's own account, in a letter quoted by Marangou).

    CyprusMarangou 2000, p. 135

  2. 1869–1870
    Took charge of two large cases of antiquities that Cesnola destined as a present to the Ottoman Museum (Constantinople). According to Cesnola the cases travelled as far as the Dardanelles, 'the official residence' of the pasha, and never reached Constantinople; inquiries by the American Legation found no trace. Cesnola 1878 adds that he 'should not be surprised if he had sent them instead to some dealer in antiquities': a suspicion, not a finding.

    DardanellesCesnola 1878Marangou 2000, pp. 135

Connections

1 person

Sales, gifts & bequests

Objects

  • Two large cases of Cypriot antiquities intended as a gift to the Ottoman Museum, Constantinople; never delivered, whereabouts unknown

    Imperial Ottoman Museum (intended recipient)1869–1870Cesnola 1878Marangou 2000, pp. 228-229

Sources

  1. 1.L. P. di Cesnola (1878). Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples.
  2. 2.A. G. Marangou (ed.) (2000). The Consul Luigi Palma di Cesnola 1832-1904: Life and Deeds.