Christopher Lightfoot, "The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Ancient Glass"

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Christopher Lightfoot, "The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Ancient Glass"

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The Cesnola Collection of antiquities from Cyprus preserves the island’s artistic traditions from prehistoric through Roman times and represents the first large group of ancient Mediterranean works to enter the museum’s collection. This catalogue, which focuses on Cypriot glass, contains over 500 works dating from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Byzantine period (ca. 1500 B.C.–ca. A.D. 625) from one of the most comprehensive collections of Cypriot art in the world. Illustrations of each object are accompanied by a detailed catalogue entry, including references to comparative works. In addition, informed essays make the catalogue a perfect introduction to Cypriot glass and provide a survey of the importance of the collection.

Table of contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments

Introduction
Cesnola, Glass, and Cyprus
The Scope of the Collection
Other Collections of Cypriot Glass

Map of Cyprus

Catalogue
Chapter 1. Pre-Classical (Cat. 1–3)
Chapter 2. Core-Formed (Cat. 4–12)
Chapter 3. Cast (Cat. 13–25)
Chapter 4. Mold-Blown (Cat. 26–37)
Chapter 5. Blown Tableware (Cat. 38–130)
Chapter 6. Blown Containers (Cat. 131–228)
Chapter 7. Perfume Bottles (Cat. 229–443)
Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Glass (Cat. 444–473)
Chapter 9. Glass Jewelry (Cat. 474–520)

Conclusions

Appendix 1: Glass from Cyprus formerly in the Charvet Collection
Appendix 2: Glass from Cyprus formerly in the Grèau Collection

Provenances
Concordance
Bibliography