H 290 x W 205 mm
334 pages
Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white
Published Apr 2017
ISBN
Paperback: 9781784915889
Digital: 9781784915896
Keywords
Malta; British Museum; Finds; Neoltihic; Roman; Modern; Prehistory; Catalogue; Objects
By Josef Mario Briffa SJ, Claudia Sagona
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Ancient finds from the Maltese islands are rare, and those held in the British Museum form an important collection. Represented is a wide cultural range, spanning the Early and Late Neolithic, the Bronze Age, Roman and more recent historic periods.
Introduction: Antiquarian and Archaeological Pursuits in Malta; The Archaeological Sequence of Malta; Catalogues: Collection 1. Joseph Becket Collings (1836); Collection 2. Sir Charles Thomas Newton (1852); Collection 3. Reverend Greville John Chester (1864–1886); Collection 4. Charles Townley (1869); Collection 5. Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks (1877); Collection 6. John Scott Tucker (1879); Collection 7. T. W. N. Robinson (1886); Collection 8. Professor Sir Themistocles Zammit (1919–1923); Collection 9. Leonard Halford Dudley Buxton (1921); Collection 10. Basil Browne (1921); Collection 11. Sir William Martin Conway, Baron Conway of Allington (1923); Collection 12. Margaret Murray (1923); Collection 13. Dr Gordon Ward (1927–1933); Collection 14. George Fabian Lawrence (1936); Collection 15. Arthur John Matthews (1937); Collection 16. Mrs Barchard (1947); Collection 17. Mrs Frank Baxter (1948); Collection 18. H. E. Coulson (1959); Collection 19. G. S. Bagley (1961); Collection 20. F.W. Robins (1963); Collection 21. Charles Taylor Trechmann (1964); Collection 22. Dr A. W. J. Houghton (1971–1974); Collection 23. Harris Dunscombe Colt (1973); Collection 24. Captain Macleod (1980); Collection 25. Mr E. de C. Tillet (1984); Collection 26. Helen Douglas Finlay (1987); Collection 27. A. H. L. F Pitt-Rivers (1991); Collection 28. John Pierpont Morgan; Collection 29. Henry Christy; Collection 30. Unknown Donors; Collection 1. Joseph Becket Collings; Collection 2. Sir Charles Thomas Newton; Collection 3. Reverend Greville John Chester; Collection 4. Charles Townley; Collection 5. Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks; Collection 6. John Scott Tucker; Collection 7. T. W. N. Robinson; Collection 8. Professor Sir Themistocles Zammit; POA 198 Series, Possibly from Zammit’s Collection; Collection 9. Leonard Halford Dudley Buxton; Collection 10. Basil Browne; Collection 12. Margaret Murray; Collection 13. Dr Gordon Ward; Collection 14. George Fabian Lawrence; Collection 15. Arthur John Matthews; Collection 16. Mrs Barchard; Collection 17. Mrs Frank Baxter; Collection 18. H. E. Coulson; Collection 19. G. S. Bagley; Collection 20. F. W. Robins; Collection 21. Charles Taylor Trechmann; Collection 22. Dr A. W. J. Houghton; Collection 23. Harris Dunscombe Colt; Collection 24. Captain Macleod; Collection 25. Mr E. de C. Tillet; Collection 26. Helen Douglas Finlay; Collection 27. Pitt-Rivers Museum; Collection 28. John Piermont Morgan; Collection 29. Henry Christy; Collection 30. Unknown Donors; Catalogue Figures; Bibliography; Appendix: 1. Correspondence between E. Magri SJ and E.A. Wallis Budge on the Bighi Inscriptions; 2. Correspondence between M.A.Murray and Mr Smith