Traveller / antiquarian · Collector · Scholar · Donor
J. G. C. Anderson
fl. 1884–1904 · United Kingdom
British traveller and collector, active 1884–1904. Gave to British Museum; worked with Barclay Vincent Head.
Life and work
- 1884Gave a collection of Cypriot pottery to the Scottish national museum, reported in the Director's report for 1884.
- 1902Gave a primitive vase from the Taurus, compared with Cypriot Copper Age and Bronze Age vases, to the Ashmolean Museum (reported 1902).
- 1904Travelled in Anatolia and published its sites and inscriptions, noting Cypriot-type pottery, collected surface potsherds now in the Ashmolean Museum, and published a note comparing a coin with a Cyprus-attributed Ptolemaic copper (1904).
- UndatedTravelled in Anatolia and collected painted pottery fragments at Turkhal, described as of the geometric Cypriot type, and a black-ware beaked jug from the Taurus, now in the Ashmolean Museum.
The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1903)
- UndatedAcquired a rude schnabellanne of black-ware with primitive string-holes near Bulghar Ma'aden in the Taurus, now in the Ashmolean Museum.
- UndatedDescribed painted sherds from Turkhal in Galatia, with concentric circles and triangular hatchwork, in the passage's discussion of Cappadocian and Galatian wares.
The Annual of the British School at Athens 1909-1910: Vol 16 (1909)
- UndatedObtained painted fragments from Turkhal and wrote about them in Studia Pontica; the fragments were later lost en route.
The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 1903: Vol 33 (1903)
- UndatedGave the museum an early pot from the Taurus, compared with Cypriot Bronze Age types.
- UndatedGave a primitive Taurus vase analogous to Cypriot Copper Age vases to the Ashmolean.
- UndatedAuthor of the article describing travels and inscriptions, pottery and sites in Anatolia (Angora, Orendjik, Karali), noting Cypriot-type pottery picked up at sites.
- UndatedPublished a note on a Blaundus coin cast bequeathed to University College London, comparing it with a Cyprus-attributed Ptolemaic copper.
Numismatic Chronicle And Journal Of The Royal Numismatic Society (forth Series Vol.iv) (1904)
- UndatedPassed to a museum Cypriote pottery collection
Connections
1 personColleagues & contacts
- Worked with Barclay Vincent HeadBlaundus coin cast and British Museum Ptolemaic copper coin Numismatic Chronicle And Journal Of The Royal Numismatic Society (forth Series Vol.iv) (1904)
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Sources
- 1.The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1903).
- 2.The Early Pot-Fabrics of Asia Minor (1903).
- 3.The Annual of the British School at Athens 1909-1910: Vol 16 (1909).
- 4.The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 1903: Vol 33 (1903).
- 5.Kaiserlich Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Jahrbuch des Kaiserlich Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts (1886).
- 6.Kaiserlich Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Jahrbuch des Kaiserlich Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts (1887).
- 7.Revue archéologique (1902).
- 8.Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies (London, England), The Journal of Hellenic studies (1880).
- 9.Numismatic Chronicle And Journal Of The Royal Numismatic Society (forth Series Vol.iv) (1904).
- 10.Year’s Art 1886: Artists Calendar for 1886 (1886).
- 11.Report (1959).
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