Collector · Donor
Dana Estes
1840–1909 · United States
Publisher. Collected at Salamis. Left a bequest to Bowdoin College.
Life and work
- 1892Pieces in his collection came from the 1892 sale of the Lawrence-Cesnola collection (lots 401, 402, 407 are inscribed stones).
LondonMasson 1996, pp. 24-25
- 1902Collection bequeathed to Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; accession numbers carry the prefix 1902.
Brunswick, MaineMasson 1996, p. 24Herbert, pp. 2
Connections
1 personScholarship
- Material published by Kevin Herbert
Objects
Marble epitaph of Gemellus (Lawrence-Cesnola 1892 lot 401; Salaminia fig. 93)
From SalamisBowdoin College Museum of Art1892Masson 1996, p. 25
Stone column (cippus) for Soteras, 'From Cyprus', Estes Coll. 1902.37 (1892 lot 407; Salaminia p. 96)
From CyprusBowdoin College Museum of Art 1902.371902Herbert, p. 7Masson 1996, p. 25
Inscribed stele, 'From Cyprus', Estes Coll. 1902.22 (Salaminia p. 98)
From CyprusBowdoin College Museum of Art 1902.221902Herbert, p. 6
Mould-made lamp, probably from Cyprus, maker's name on base, Estes Coll. 1902.7
Bowdoin College Museum of Art 1902.71902Herbert, p. 8
Sources
- 1.Olivier Masson (1996). “La dispersion des antiquités chypriotes: les deux collections Cesnola”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 25, 3-32. Online
- 2.Kevin Herbert. “Greek and Latin Inscriptions at Bowdoin”. American Journal of Archaeology. Online
- 3. (1940). “Forty-First General Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America”. American Journal of Archaeology 44, 105-116. Online