Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Collector · Dealer

Léon Morel

1828–1909 · France

French collector and dealer. Sold to British Museum.

Life and work

  1. by 1992
    Louvre AO 2407, a Late Cypriote figurine with child said to come from near Tyre, was acquired from 'Morel (provenant d'Alexandre Farah de Tyr)' per Louvre accession records; only the surname is given, so identification with Léon Morel is not shown.

    Merrillees 1992

Connections

1 person

Sales, gifts & bequests

Colleagues & contacts

Objects

  • Late Cypriote (Base Ring) figurine with child, from near Tyre

    Musée du Louvre AO 2407Merrillees 1992

Sources

  1. 1.Veronica Tatton-Brown (ed.) (2001). Cyprus in the 19th Century AD: Fact, Fancy and Fiction. Oxford, Oxbow.
  2. 2.Robert S. Merrillees (1992). “A Late Cypriote figurine with child from the Boysset Collection (now Sèvres Museum)”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 18, 3-7. Online