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George Gordon Hake

Header: George Gordon Hake
Also known as: George Gordon Hake; primary name: Hake, George Gordon
Details: individual; archaeologist; British; Male
Biography: Son of Thomas Gordon Hake (1809-1895), the physician and poet. George was a close associate of the Rossetti family. moved to Cyprus in 1878-8 to work for the British colonial authorities and organised excavations on behalf of Lieut. (later Lord) Herbert Kitchener (q.v.) who, during his work on the Survey of Cyprus had offered to dig for the South Kensington Museum (later the V&A). Hake later migrated to East Africa where he died The finds from Cyprus acquired by the South Kensington Museum were transfered to the BM in 1980-1982.
Bibliography: An account of Hake's work at Kourion in 1882 as part of the same series of excavations is provided in the British Museum Kourion catalogue, along with a short biography. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/publications/online_research_catalogues/ancient_cyprus_british_museum/kourion/guide_to_the_collection/guide_to_the_collection_ii.aspx V&A Archives, Kitchener file (orginal copies of reports on all three excavations; also local copies in the archives of the Department of Greece and Rome). Archival sources for Hake's time period in East Africa are preserved in the library of the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London (http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=179&inst_id=19).

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alabastron

Museum number: 1982,0729.35 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-Classical IIHellenistic |
Production date: 350 BC-200 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

alabastron

Museum number: 2010,5001.10 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-ClassicalHellenistic |
Production date: 500BC-50BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

alabastron

Museum number: 1982,0729.460 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

alabastron

Museum number: 1982,0729.36 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-Classical IIHellenistic |
Production date: 350 BC-200 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

alabastron

Museum number: 1982,0729.466 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

alabastron

Museum number: 1982,0729.37 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-Classical IIHellenistic |
Production date: 350 BC-200 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

alabastron

Museum number: 2010,5001.14 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-ClassicalHellenistic |
Production date: 500BC-50BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

alabastron

Museum number: 2010,5001.12 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-ClassicalHellenistic |
Production date: 500BC-50BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

altar

Museum number: 2010,5001.4 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 50BC-300 |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.377 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.279 |
Cultures/periods: x105372 Cypro-Archaic |
Production date: 750 BC-475 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.393 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 950BC-750BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphora; jar

Museum number: 1982,0729.444 |
Cultures/periods: x107553 Cypro-Geometric III |
Production date: 900BC-750BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.400 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-Geometric IIICypro-Archaic I |
Production date: 900BC-600BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.204 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.540 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.401 |
Cultures/periods: x107553 Cypro-Geometric III |
Production date: 900BC-750BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphora; jar

Museum number: 1982,0729.399 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphora; jar

Museum number: 1982,0729.442 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphora; wine-jar; oil-jar

Museum number: 1982,0729.278 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 3rdC BC-2ndC BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.439 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-1000BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.313 |
Cultures/periods: x107553 Cypro-Geometric III |
Production date: 900BC-750BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.445 |
Cultures/periods: x107549 Cypro-Archaic I |
Production date: 750BC-600BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.47 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 300 BC -50 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.38 |
Cultures/periods: HellenisticRoman |
Production date: 50BC-50 |
Production place: Made in:CyprusMade in:Levant |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.379 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.443 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-Geometric IIICypro-Archaic I |
Production date: 900BC-700BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.169 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

amphoriskos

Museum number: 1982,0729.489 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

amphoriskos

Museum number: 1982,0729.511 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

amphoriskos

Museum number: 1982,0729.378 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphoriskos

Museum number: 1982,0729.337 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphoriskos; jar

Museum number: 1982,0729.227 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

amphoriskos

Museum number: 1982,0729.490 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

amphoriskos

Museum number: 1982,0729.320 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphoriskos

Museum number: 1982,0729.506 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

amphoriskos

Museum number: 1982,0729.382 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

askos; lamp-filler

Museum number: 1982,0729.77 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production date: 600 BC-300 BC |
Production place: Made in:Greece |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

askos; flask

Museum number: 1982,0729.538 |
Cultures/periods: x107553 Cypro-Geometric III |
Production date: 900BC-750BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:KourionExcavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

askos

Museum number: 1982,0729.546 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 300 BC-50 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

askos

Museum number: 1982,0729.545 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 300 BC-50 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

askos

Museum number: 1982,0729.166 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

askos

Museum number: 1982,0729.145 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-Geometric IIICypro-Archaic I |
Production date: 900BC-600BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

askos

Museum number: 1982,0729.78 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production date: 500 BC-300 BC |
Production place: Made in:Greece |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

askos

Museum number: 1982,0729.295 |
Cultures/periods: x107553 Cypro-Geometric III |
Production date: 900BC-750BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

askos; flask

Museum number: 1982,0729.195 |
Cultures/periods: x107553 Cypro-Geometric III |
Production date: 900BC-750BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

askos

Museum number: 1982,0729.140 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050 BC-750 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

barrel jug

Museum number: 1982,0729.282 |
Cultures/periods: x107550 Cypro-Archaic II |
Production date: 600 BC-475 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

barrel jug

Museum number: 1982,0729.589 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bottle

Museum number: 1982,0729.19 |
Cultures/periods: x14450 Roman |
Production date: 100 AD-300 AD |
Production place: Made in:CyprusMade in:Levant |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.148 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.233 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.239 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.300 |
Cultures/periods: x105372 Cypro-Archaic |
Production date: 750BC-450BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.586 |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.245 |
Cultures/periods: x105372 Cypro-Archaic |
Production date: 750 BC-600 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.142 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050 BC-750 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.510 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.143 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.591 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.147 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.64 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-Archaic IICypro-Classical |
Production date: 600 BC-323 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.345 |
Cultures/periods: x107549 Cypro-Archaic I |
Production date: 750BC-600BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.70 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 300BC-50BC |
Production place: Made in:CyprusMade in:Levant |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.63 |
Cultures/periods: x107550 Cypro-Archaic II |
Production date: 600 BC - 475 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.199 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.244 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.231 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.230 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.67 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-Archaic IICypro-Classical |
Production date: 600 BC-323 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.528 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.175 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl; kalathos

Museum number: 1982,0729.397 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.346 |
Cultures/periods: x107549 Cypro-Archaic I |
Production date: 750BC-600BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.590 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.455 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.243 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.388 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-Geometric IIICypro-Archaic I |
Production date: 900BC-700BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.588 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.384 |
Cultures/periods: x107549 Cypro-Archaic I |
Production date: 750BC-600BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.247 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050 BC-750 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.553 |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.542 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 300BC-30BC |
Production place: Made in:CyprusMade in:Levant |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.146 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-750BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.182 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.453 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.343 |
Cultures/periods: x107549 Cypro-Archaic I |
Production date: 750BC-600BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.200 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.251 |
Cultures/periods: x107550 Cypro-Archaic II |
Production date: 600 BC-475 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.141 |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.552 |
Cultures/periods: x105372 Cypro-Archaic |
Production date: 750 BC-600 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.197 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.454 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.585 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.229 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.61 |
Cultures/periods: x107550 Cypro-Archaic II |
Production date: 600 BC-475 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.572 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-Archaic IIEastern Mediterranean |
Production date: 600 BC-475 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.72 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production date: 400 BC-200 BC |
Production place: Made in:Greece |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.396 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

bowl

Museum number: 1982,0729.250 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

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