Letter·34 CDF art. 174·1 April 1954

Correspondence and notes on the transport of objects for analysisWolfgang Kroenke and Helmut Otto

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Typed in German and French. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 4 of letter 34 CDF art. 174 (Correspondence and notes on the transport of objects for analysis), typed in German and French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 174, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Unnumbered pageScan 4 of 6

Printed: faint letterhead, partly illegible, top right

Handwritten: These samples / to Dr Otto / by Mrs Dorka / (Mrs J. Lange)

Figure: pin drawing with circled numeral; labels: 9688 mace-headed pin; 13

Figure: curved bronze fragment drawing with arrow; labels: forger 4433; 1

Figure: oval object drawing with central slit; labels: stopper; 11511(a); 12

(8) piece of cast lead(?) RS.1953, pl.946

Typed, show-through from reverse, faint: Paris, 12 April 1954

Typed, show-through: Mr SCHAEFFER / le Castel blanc / 14 rue Turgot / ST.GERMAIN-en-LAYE

Typed, show-through: Dear Mr Schaeffer,

Typed, show-through: Dr Siegfried JUNGHANS has just asked me indirectly to take some bronze samples from you... at Schorndorf/Württemberg... although he told me you would be at Saint-Germain-en-Laye only until 20 April next, and so it would be necessary for me to call on you before that date.

Typed, show-through: It would be practically impossible, given my schedule, to do so before this... which moment I could visit you. That is why I would be obliged if you would kindly let me know whether you, ...

Typed, show-through: Looking forward to hearing from you and thanking you in advance, please believe, dear Mr Schaeffer, in the assurance of my sentiments...

(11) 2 fr. of bronze arrow RS 52, tr. E.W. ext. W. =3m 00 SSA

tour dismantled door, Pl.270

(10) RS. 11499 (ossuary tomb LXXV, lower layer porgerie plat à 3 tous depth.) For the analysis. [underlined: for analysis]

(9) RS. 11497 blade of pētal porgnon.. oss.4 T.LXXV. lower layer.

(7) RS 6320 fr. of axe published in Ugaritica II; fig. 26(8)

(3) RS. 11862 (P.W. 2352) fr. Rod of porgnon.

(6) RS. 11.280 T.LXXV (oss.) fr. " " "

(5) RS. 11279 T.LXXV (oss.) " " " "

(2) RS. 11.606 PW. 2307 . pt arrowhead in b

(4) RS 52 (palace, Pl.234, 1m70 / bronze arrow broken

Figure: long leaf-shaped blade drawing, vertical; labels: 11606

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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