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Collector

Gabriel von Max

1840–1915 · Germany

Painter. Lived at Munich.

Life and work

  1. 1917
    His extensive collection, with numerous Cypriot pieces, entered the Mannheim museum (two years after his death).

    MannheimRecke 2012

Objects

  • Cypriot ceramics (part of the Mannheim holding of 96 ceramics, 6 terracotta, 2 terracotta lamps, 2 gold jewellery, 12 metal, 2 spindle whorls; the proportion from Max is not stated)

    Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Mannheim1917Recke 2012

Sources

  1. 1.Matthias Recke (2012). “Deutschland und das antike Zypern. Beiträge zur Geschichte einer archäologischen Disziplin”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 42.
  2. 2.“Gabriel von Max (Wikidata Q655778 / GND 118887262)”. Wikidata. Online