Antiquities of Cyprus from the collection of Luigi Palma di Cesnola, circa 1870s

The photographs show antiquities found or collected by Luigi Palma di Cesnola during his time in Cyprus from 1865-77. The British Museum purchased material between 1871-76 but the majority of the finds are now in the Metropolitan Museum, New York. A letter in the British Musuem dated 20 November 1872 refers to the fact that Cesnola undertook the photography for this excavation.