Workman
Christodoulos Georgi
fl. 1878 · Cyprus
Cypriot workman, active in 1878. Excavated at Enkomi (Ninkomi). Dug for Alessandro (Alexander) Palma di Cesnola; worked for Lazaris Philippi.
Life and work
- 1878One of about 60 men digging at Enkomi for some six months for Alessandro Palma di Cesnola, employed by Cesnola's servant Lazaris Philippi, until Lazaris stopped the work on 2 October.
EnkomiStanley-Price 2018
- 1878With Christophi Andrea and Constantini Hadji Tochi, sent to Larnaca to make a sworn deposition (translated by Cobham); he and Christophi then testified at Cesnola's trial, confirming that the digging was supervised by Lazaris on Cesnola's behalf.
LarnacaStanley-Price 2018
Connections
2 peopleFieldwork & employment
- Dug for Alessandro (Alexander) Palma di Cesnola1878
- Employed by Lazaris Philippi1878
Sources
- 1.Nicholas Stanley-Price (2018). “Illicit excavation: the trial of Alessandro Palma di Cesnola in Cyprus in 1878”. The Antiquaries Journal 98, 297-317.