About Thanos Zintilis 

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Thanos Zintilis is a Cyprus national and resident. His private collection has been acquired throughout his life, most notably during his 30 years residence in The Netherlands. A significant portion of the collection was purchased in flea markets, and other locations. For this reason, most pieces do not have certificates of origin or detailed history of the object.  

 

Mr Zintilis was relying more on his personal knowledge and interest for a particular piece. 

 

Images of a large sample of the objects in the collection are presented in the sharer folder “colection Thanos” on Dropbox. Below is a description/explanation of some of the objects presented in the folder. 

 

 

Thanos N. Zintilis. The collection is displayed in The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens which lists Zintilis as one of its donors:

 

In 2002, the Cypriot collector Thanos N. Zintilis, with the consent of the Cypriot State, assigned a large portion of his collection to the MCA on long-term loan. More than 800 Cypriot objects gave the MCA the opportunity to set up the first comprehensive collection of Cypriot antiquities in Greece. The collection, which includes stone figurines, bronze weapons and tools, terracotta figurines, sculptures, glass vases, jewellery, and pottery of all periods, gives an overall picture of the ancient history of Cyprus and its relations with other regions in the Eastern Mediterranean, namely the Aegean, Egypt, Syria, and Asia Minor.

 

There is a published catalogue: Stella M. Lubsen-Admiraal, Ancient Cypriote Art. The Thanos N. Zintilis Collection (Athens: Museum of Cycladic Art, 2004). [WorldCat]

The full catalogue of the Thanos N. Zintilis Collection of Cypriot Antiquities, authored by St. Lubsen Admiraal, for many years curator of the collection at the Allard Pierson Museum of Amsterdam, and edited by Maria Tolis, curator of the collection in the MCA. The catalogue includes approximately 780 entries with detailed descriptions, colour photos of all objects, introductory texts, a timeline and a map of Cyprus.