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Excavator · Donor · Collector

Captain Sicard

fl. 1857–1869 · France

French excavator and donor, active 1857–1869. Excavated at Dali (Idalion) and Larnaca, salt lake sanctuary. Gave to Pierre Martin-Rey.

Life and work

  1. February 1857
    Naval captain calling at Cyprus ('en relâche') had his crew dig at Idalion; found a mound made only of sherds and figurines, carrying home a large quantity; objects show traces of red colour

    Dali (Idalion)Yon 2012, p. 4

  2. 19 May 1869
    Pierre Martin-Rey, who had received the objects from Sicard, gives four pieces to the Lyon museum (inv. X 722)

    LyonYon 2012, p. 4

Connections

1 person

Sales, gifts & bequests

Colleagues & contacts

Objects

  • Limestone figurine ('Junon Lucine'), a veiled woman's head of Egypto-Greek character, a small woman's head, a very 'barbarous' woman's bust

    From Dali (Idalion)Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon X 722 (1-4)19 May 1869Yon 2012, p. 4

Sources

  1. 1.Marguerite Yon (2012). “Les antiquités chypriotes du musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 42, 181-. Online
  2. 2.Annie Caubet (1993). “Les antiquités chypriotes au Musée du Louvre”. Kinyras : l'archéologie française à Chypre. Lyon. Online