Scholar
Milchhöfer
fl. 1883–1888
Scholar, active 1883–1888. Worked with M. Furtwsengler.
Life and work
- 1883Studied early engraved gems from Mycenae, Crete, Cyprus, Rhodes and Melos with Furtwängler's help (1883), and cited Cypriot silver bowls in discussing the Homeric shield.
- 1883In 1883 argued that the Homeric shield description is artistic and that Mycenaean inlay finds bear on the question; noted Cypriot armour of Agamemnon may be Cypriot rather than Phoenician.
Bertrand, Alexandre, 1820-1902; Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Nos origines (1889)
- 1883Argued in 1883 that the Homeric shield description could not apply to a repoussé work and that Mycenaean inlay technique was important; cited Cypriot silver and bronze bowls as examples.
Bertrand, Alexandre Louis Joseph, 1820-1902, Nos origines .. (1889)
- 1883In 1883 argued that the Homeric shield was not repoussé work and discussed Cypriot silver bowls as the models usually cited for it.
- 1883Argued in 1883 that the Homeric shield description was artistic and not Assyrian or Phoenician, and discussed Cypriot silver bowls as dated comparanda.
- 1883Cited a conical steatite seal from Cyprus in the Berlin Museum (1883) and was said to be first to see Indian influence in Mycenaean and Cypriot antiquities.
- 1883Cited as of 1883 a conical steatite from Cyprus, now in the Berlin Museum, reproducing the lion design.
- 1883Cited in 1883 a conical steatite from Cyprus, now in the Berlin Museum, reproducing a lion-mane design; he had assumed it depicted a horse.
- UndatedWrote a study of the early gem series (intaglios) from Mycenae, Crete, Cyprus, Rhodes and Melos, and devoted a second chapter to these gems.
- UndatedDiscussed Greek mythological scenes and the Orient-derived type of two horse-taming scenes, including Cypriot Curium gem material; cited by Schneider.
Schneider, Julius, 1863-, Die zwölf Kämpfe des Herakles in der älteren griechischen Kunst (1888)
- UndatedIs credited as the first to recognise Indian influence in the antiquities of Mycenae, a claim the passage uses for Cypriot material.
- UndatedIs said to have been the first to recognise Indian influence in Cypriot antiquities and Mycenaean art, per the author's belief.
Bulletins et mémoires - Société d'anthropologie de Paris (1860)
Connections
1 personColleagues & contacts
- Connected with Luigi Palma di Cesnolalions from Cyprus Animal Worship in the Mycenaean Age (1894), p. 1071883
Mentioned in
3 mentionsSources
- 1.Revue archéologique (1883-01).
- 2.Revue archéologique (1883).
- 3.Bertrand, Alexandre, 1820-1902; Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Nos origines (1889).
- 4.Bertrand, Alexandre Louis Joseph, 1820-1902, Nos origines .. (1889).
- 5.Alexandre Louis Joseph Bertrand, Salomon Reinach, Les Celtes dans les vallées du Pô et du Danube (1894).
- 6.Bertrand, Alexandre Louis Joseph, 1820-1902; Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Les Celtes dans les vallées du Pô et du Danube (1894).
- 7.Animal Worship in the Mycenaean Age (1894).
- 8.Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies (London, England), The Journal of Hellenic studies (1880).
- 9.Schneider, Julius, 1863-, Die zwölf Kämpfe des Herakles in der älteren griechischen Kunst (1888).
- 10.Bulletins de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris (1860).
- 11.Bulletins et mémoires - Société d'anthropologie de Paris (1860).
- 12.Journal of Hellenic Studies: Society for the promotion of Hellenic Studies 1893: Vol 14 Table of Contents (1893).
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