Alessandro Palma di Cesnola (1839–1914) was an American diplomat who conducted excavations in Cyprus. He worked at Paphos, where he was U.S. vice-consul, and Salamis on behalf of the British government. The results of these are described in Salaminia (1882). In 1878, Cesnola was arrested for conducting an illegal investigation in Cyprus. Alessandro was the brother of the better known excavator Luigi Palma Di Cesnola.
Publications
- Cesnola, A. P. di. (1881). Cyprus Antiquities: excavated by Major Alexander Palma di Cesnola, member of the Biblical Archaeological Society, 1876-1879. London: Printed and bound by W. Holmes & Son.
- Cesnola, A. P. (1884). Salaminia (Cyprus): The History, Treasures, & Antiquities of Salamis in the Island of Cyprus. Whiting and Company.
- Cesnola, A. P. di. (1887). Salamina (Cipro): storia, tesori e antichità di Salamina nell’isola di Cipro. Ermanno Loescher.
References
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cesnola, Luigi Palma di § Alessandro Palma di Cesnola". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 768.
- ^ Stanley-Price, Nicholas (September 2018). "Illicit Excavation: The Trial of Alessandro Palma di Cesnola in Cyprus in 1878". The Antiquaries Journal. 98: 297–317. doi:10.1017/S000358151800001X. ISSN 0003-5815. S2CID 165904583.
External links
- The terracottas & pottery of the Cesnola collection of Cypriote antiquities
- Antiquities from Cyprus. Photograph album by A.P. di Cesnola, 1881.