1946

The gold and other jewelry in the St Hermogenes groups will be a contribution toward establishing chronology, according to Miss Segall. Frances Jones, who is publishing the Hellenistic and Roman pottery of Tarsos, was particularly interested in one or two of the lamps, and in a a series of small vases from Tombs 8 and 10: handleless jars shaped like jam pots, with rims curved so they would hold a lid in side; unglazed, and of an odd fabric in which relatively coarse (red) clay is used to make pot walls of almost eggshell thinness. Some of them have a relief decoration that looks like spines or thorns seen from the side. Good examples are Tomb 8, nos. 96 and 122; an example without the relief. Tomb 8. 47-cum-51. It seems it has been established that these pots are Gaulish, of the 1st century AD. Bits of them have been found in Tarsos. George wrote down a note about this.

architectural Records here include photographs and measurements of the Basilica marbles. Though I do not find copies of my catalogue cards with the fuller descriptions. Megaw says these are important, and he gave me some references to use in publishing them; I picked up a bit more comparative material here and there in Turkey - all pointing up the superiority of ours. When Mrs.Godfrey (acting director of the University Museum) saw the photographs, she asked if I wouldn't do a Bulletin article to present the stuff.

I told George I was interested in publishing the tombs in which Rhodian amphoras were found, especially those I had mostly cleared myself; also that I would be glad to bring out the Basilica marbles, which I like. He said he would like to have his friend Professor Albert Friend publish the marbles; and he wasn't ready to have any of the St Hermogenes tombs published. As to the latter, I have some vague recollection that we were not in accord about dates, and that he thought a compromise was in order. (I am referring now to opinion in 1942.)

So far as I can see, you are the University Museum's only remaining competent authority in our general field, unless Pete Daniel is planning to stay on as curator. (About Pete, rumors vary, and we would like to hear.) Mrs.Godfrey, as you may know, is a capable, tactful society lady who has undertaken to cope for the interim. She quite scandalized me by regarding George as pretty much in charge of our affairs; also, I may add, by soliciting such gossip as I might have as to differences between George and Pete connected with their war service, - this on our first meeting. The importance to the Museum of their getting along well is of course clear.

Both for personal and for professional reasons I count on being able to return to work in Cyprus in the not-too-far-distant future. I hope the facts and options here assembled will help you to put Curium together again, and that you will have time and inclination to do it. In the meanwhile, I should like to ask some specific and relatively limited authorization for publication. I have in preparation, to appear in Hesperia, a general survey of Greek stamped amphoras, and an article on all known whole Rhodian amphoras. Can you give me carte blanche to publish photographs, measurements etc. of Curium stamped handles and amphoras, even if it seems best to postpone publication of tomb groups as a whole? I should be obliged if you would drop me a line on this particular question at your earliest convenience.

On this question, and on your own health and general welfare, that is. Good news of you has been about the best bulletin to reach us from Greece since liberation.