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Archbishop Makarios III

fl. 1950–1972 · Cyprus

Archbishop of Cyprus; President of the Republic of Cyprus, active 1950–1972. Gave to Gustav von Schmoller.

Life and work

  1. 1950s – 1960s
    Gave Cypriot antiquities to the diplomat Gustav von Schmoller in recognition of his services; Schmoller's collection (1950s-60s origin) holds many

    Recke 2012

  2. 1970
    With the Cypriot government donated two large painted amphorae (Geometric and Archaic) to the Hermitage for the 'Treasures of Cyprus' exhibition

    Karageorghis & Bukina 2005, pp. 93-94

Connections

2 people

Sales, gifts & bequests

Colleagues & contacts

Sources

  1. 1.V. Karageorghis, O. Bukina (2005). Ancient Cypriote Art in Russian Museums. A. G. Leventis Foundation.
  2. 2.Matthias Recke (2012). “Deutschland und das antike Zypern. Beiträge zur Geschichte einer archäologischen Disziplin”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 42.
  3. 3.repo research dossier (secondary) (2026). “Larnaca District Archaeological Museum research”. §2.2; §2.6.