Collector · Donor

Dana Estes

1840–1909 · United States

Publisher. Collected at Salamis. Left a bequest to Bowdoin College.

Life and work

  1. 1892
    Pieces 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

  2. 1902
    Collection bequeathed to Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; accession numbers carry the prefix 1902.

    Brunswick, MaineMasson 1996, p. 24Herbert, pp. 2

Connections

1 person

Scholarship

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. 1.Olivier Masson (1996). “La dispersion des antiquités chypriotes: les deux collections Cesnola”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 25, 3-32. Online
  2. 2.Kevin Herbert. “Greek and Latin Inscriptions at Bowdoin”. American Journal of Archaeology. Online
  3. 3. (1940). “Forty-First General Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America”. American Journal of Archaeology 44, 105-116. Online