Collector
Norman M. Bouton
1933–2018 · United States
US Foreign Service officer at the American Embassy in Nicosia from 1969 to 1972, whose Cypriot antiquities, including a free-field bird jug, were acquired during that posting.
Biography
Norman M. Bouton served at the American Embassy in Nicosia from June 1969 to June 1972, and the Cypriot antiquities that carry his name were acquired in those three years. He was born in 1933 and had been a lieutenant in the US Navy before he joined the Foreign Service1. At the embassy he worked under William R. Crawford, then Deputy Chief of Mission1.
The provenance recorded for his pieces reads that they were acquired by Bouton during his service in Cyprus in 1969 to 19721. They include a free-field bird jug and several other objects ranging from the Bronze Age to the Archaic period1. The dealers or places from which he bought them are not recorded.
He died on 7 April 20181.
Sources
- 1. (2026). Information from the owner of the Drakopoulos Collection. Online
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