Abbreviations
Harvard-style references, mainly placed in the footnotes but occasionally used in the main text, are explained in the general bibliography. In addition the following abbreviations are commonly used in the text.
Major publications
CCM Myres J. and Ohnefalsch-Richter M. 1899, Catalogue of the Cyprus Museum (Oxford) [= Myres and Ohnefalsch-Richter 1899]
Excavations Murray A.S. et al 1900, Excavations in Cyprus. Bequest of Miss E.T. Turner (London) [= Murray et al. 1900].
Lamp Bailey D. 1975–1996, A catalogue of the lamps in the British Museum. Volumes I–IV (London)
SCE Swedish Cyprus Expedition
CVA Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum
Chronology
| CA | Cypro-Archaic |
| CC | Cypro-Classical |
| CG | Cypro-Geometric |
| EBA | Early Bronze Age |
| EC | Early Cypriot |
| Hell. | Hellenistic |
| IA | Iron Age |
| LBA | Late Bronze Age |
| LC | Late Cypriot |
| LH | Late Helladic |
| MBA | Middle Bronze Age |
| MC | Middle Cypriot |
| PPNB | Pre-Pottery Neolithic B |
Ceramic terms
| BiCh | Bichrome |
| BoR | Black-on-Red |
| BR | Base Ring |
| BS | Black Slip |
| DP | Drab Polished |
| FS | Furumark Shape |
| Mono | Monochrome |
| Myc. | Mycenaean |
| PWW | Plain White Wheelmade |
| RLW | Red Lustrous Wheelmade |
| RB | Red-on-Black |
| RP | Red Polished |
| RS | Red Slip |
| WP | White Painted |
| WPW | White Painted Wheelmade |
| WS | White Slip |
Miscellaneous
| BM | British Museum |
| CM | Cyprus Museum |
| UPenn | University of Pennsylvania Museum |