Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Dealer

Dufour

fl. 1923

Dealer, active in 1923. Sold to Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva.

Life and work

  1. 1923
    Geneva museum acquired from Dufour a crowned young man's head (no. 197) and a large veiled head (no. 202)

    GenevaHermary 2005

Objects

  • Limestone head of a crowned young man, early 5th c. BCE (cat. no. 197), possibly from the Amrit sanctuary on the Syrian coast

    From possibly Amrit (Syria)Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva no. 197 (Karageorghis et al. 2004)1923Hermary 2005

  • Large veiled head (cat. no. 202), said to be from Sidon

    From said to be SidonMusée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva no. 2021923Hermary 2005

Sources

  1. 1.A. Hermary (2005). “Review of V. Karageorghis et al., Ancient Cypriote Art in the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 35.