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Ottoman official

Governor of Limassol

fl. 1877–1878

Ottoman official, active 1877–1878.

Life and work

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    Ottoman governor of Limassol who arrived too late to stop the shipment of a sarcophagus excavated by Cesnola near Ayios Tychonas and then offered a police guard.

    Alexander W. Persse, Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs and Temples. A Narrative of Researches and Excavations during Ten Years Residence in That Island (1877), p. 290

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    Ottoman Governor of Limassol who visited Cesnola's shipment at the shore, tried to interfere, and offered a guard of policemen while Cesnola worked near Aghios Tychona.

    General Louis Palma di Cesnola, Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples. A Narrative of Researches and Excavations During Ten Years' Residence in That Island. (1878), p. 290

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  1. 1.Alexander W. Persse, Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs and Temples. A Narrative of Researches and Excavations during Ten Years Residence in That Island (1877).
  2. 2.General Louis Palma di Cesnola, Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples. A Narrative of Researches and Excavations During Ten Years' Residence in That Island. (1878).

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