Workman
Christophi Andrea
fl. 1878 · Cyprus
Cypriot workman, active in 1878. Excavated at Enkomi (Ninkomi). Worked for Lazaris Philippi; worked with Constantini Hadji Tochi.
Life and work
- October 1878One of three Enkomi villagers sent to Larnaca to make sworn depositions about the digging for Alessandro Palma di Cesnola at or near Salamis; the workmen's statements agree on about six months of work (initially about 60 men), all employed by Lazaris Philippi, who stopped the dig on 2 October 1878. Christophi also testified at the trial.
LarnacaStanley-Price 2018, p. 6
Connections
3 peopleFieldwork & employment
- Employed by Lazaris Philippi1878
Disputes & the law
- Testified about Alessandro (Alexander) Palma di Cesnola1878
Colleagues & contacts
- Worked with Constantini Hadji Tochi1878
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.