Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Collector

Emperor Ferdinand II

fl. 1600–1650 · Austria

Holy Roman Emperor, active 1600–1650. Bought from Fugger family.

Life and work

  1. 1600–1650
    The Fugger Amazon sarcophagus, found at Soloi in 1557, was bought from the Fuggers in the first half of the 17th century by Ferdinand II (or his son Ferdinand III); the catalogue's introduction says 'wohl Kaiser Ferdinand II.' and notes the legend of Rudolf II for c. 1000 talers. It stood in the Hofburg garden, later the Court Library, and passed to the Münz- und Antikenkabinett in March 1805.

    ViennaBernhard-Walcher et al. 1999

Objects

  • Amazon sarcophagus from Soloi (Fugger sarcophagus), 2nd half 4th c. BCE

    From SoloiKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna I 1691600–1650Bernhard-Walcher et al. 1999

Sources

  1. 1.A. Bernhard-Walcher, G. Dembski, K. Gschwantler, V. Karageorghis (1999). Die Sammlung zyprischer Antiken im Kunsthistorischen Museum / The Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum.