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Consul / diplomat

William Riddell

fl. 1856–1876 · United Kingdom

British diplomat, active 1856–1876. Employed Robert Hamilton Lang.

Life and work

  1. 1872–1876
    British Consul in Cyprus.

    CyprusUlbrich & Kiely 2012, p. 14

  2. 1873
    Unsuccessfully attempted to acquire the colossal 'Bes of Amathus' through Pietro Loizo, British Vice-Consul at Limassol. Ulbrich and Kiely describe this as an example of consular collecting; the statue's later fate is not given there.

    LimassolUlbrich & Kiely 2012, p. 14

Connections

2 people

Sales, gifts & bequests

Fieldwork & employment

Colleagues & contacts

Sources

  1. 1.Anja Ulbrich, Thomas Kiely (2012). “Britain and the Archaeology of Cyprus. I. The long 19th century”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 42. Online
  2. 2.T. Kiely (2020). “Robert Hamilton Lang and the Archaeology of Cyprus”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 50, 483-523. Online
  3. 3.C. D. Cobham (1908). Excerpta Cypria: Materials for a History of Cyprus. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Online