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Scholar

W. Helbig

fl. 1875–1896 · Germany

German scholar, active 1875–1896.

Life and work

  1. 1875
    Published in the Annali dell'Instituto di Correspondenza Archeologica (1875, p. 221) an enquiry into the 'Indo-European' ornament (concentric rings etc.) of early vases, which Cesnola's 1878 book cites against Conze's theory and for a Phoenician origin of Cypriot vase types.

    Cesnola 1878

  2. 1884
    A. P. di Cesnola (Salaminia, 1884) criticises 'Herr Helbig' for supposing the concentric-ring pattern on terracotta vases and jewellery to be due to metalworking artificers.

    Cesnola 1884

  3. 1893
    Ohnefalsch-Richter (Kypros, the Bible and Homer) lists 'Herr W. Helbig' among German professors who have published the materials supplied by his Cyprus discoveries.

    Ohnefalsch-Richter 1893

  4. 1896
    Helbig, La Question Mycenienne (1896, fig. 24), cited in Myres and Ohnefalsch-Richter's Cyprus Museum catalogue (1899) as a comparison for a white porcelain seal (no. 4562, Amathus).

    Myres & Ohnefalsch-Richter 1899

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Scholarship

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Sources

  1. 1.L. P. di Cesnola (1878). Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples.
  2. 2.Alexander Palma di Cesnola (1884). Salaminia (Cyprus): The History, Treasures, and Antiquities of Salamis in the Island of Cyprus. London, Whiting and Company.
  3. 3.Max Ohnefalsch-Richter (1893). Kypros, the Bible and Homer. London, Asher & Co.. Online
  4. 4.J. L. Myres, M. Ohnefalsch-Richter (1899). A Catalogue of the Cyprus Museum. Oxford, Clarendon Press.