Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Curator · Scholar

Bernard Ashmole

fl. 1939–1956

Curator and scholar, active 1939–1956.

Life and work

  1. 1947
    As Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities, proposed a permanent display of Cypriot antiquities; successor Denys Haynes later also advocated Cypriot and Etruscan galleries. Post-war reconstruction delayed any display.

    LondonKiely 2017

Connections

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Colleagues & contacts

Sources

  1. 1.T. Kiely (2017). “Britain and the archaeology of Cyprus II: 1914 to the present day”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 47, 253-310. Online
  2. 2.Cornelius Vermeule (1972). Art of Ancient Cyprus. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
  3. 3.B. Ashmole (1967). “Cyprus”. The Ancient World (The Library of Art History, vol. 1), 251-253. New York.