Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Cataloguer

Melchiade Fossati

d. 1849

Cataloguer.

Life and work

  1. 30 April 1847
    Completed the manuscript 'Catalogue des antiquités' for the Cabinet (final date 30 April 1847), a rough inventory with very summary descriptions but with object dimensions; its numbers (e.g. Fossati 760, 761, 692, 690) identify the Cypriot pieces brought by the Mas Latrie mission and the earlier Caylus statuette. The manuscript was rediscovered in 1987.

    ParisAmandry et al. 1987

  2. 1849
    Died in Rome; the authors know nothing else of him.

    RomeAmandry et al. 1987, n. 22

Sources

  1. 1.M. Amandry, A. Hermary, O. Masson (1987). “Les premières antiquités chypriotes du Cabinet des Médailles et la mission Mas Latrie en 1845-1846”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 8, 3-15. Online