Alessandro Palma di Cesnola (1839–1914) was an American diplomat who conducted excavations in

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

. He worked at

Paphos Paphos ( el, Πάφος ; tr, Baf) is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, and New Paphos. The current city of Pap ...

, 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 Luigi Palma di Cesnola (July 29, 1832 – November 20, 1904), an Italian-American soldier, diplomat and amateur archaeologist, was born in Rivarolo Canavese, near Turin. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War ...

Publications

Cesnola, A. P. (1884).
Salaminia (Cyprus): The History, Treasures, & Antiquities of Salamis in the Island of Cyprus
'. Whiting and Company.

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The terracottas & pottery of the Cesnola collection of Cypriote antiquitiesAntiquities from Cyprus. Photograph album by A.P. di Cesnola, 1881.
1839 births 1914 deaths Archaeology of Cyprus People from Rivarolo Canavese {{Italy-archaeologist-stub