Letter·34 CDF art. 174·1935

"Cyprus analyses": letters from Léon Brun with analysis results, a metal fragment from Erimi and sketchesLéon Brun and Claude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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

Scan 1 of letter 34 CDF art. 174 ("Cyprus analyses": letters from Léon Brun with analysis results, a metal fragment from Erimi and sketches), typed in French. The transcription and translation follow.

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

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for Analyses communicated to Mr Before 5 Sept. 1935

Ras Shamra 2nd m. + Cyprus

Handwritten: circled mark

Figure: outline of a tanged blade or razor with three red circles (rivet holes) and a red hatched section near the middle; labels: Vounoi rasoir, Louvre 77123

Louvre 77123

Tin Tin 0,78 % Lead 0,63 % copper 98,50 % iron traces.

Analysis of Cyprus

Handwritten: wavy underline

1,04 % tin 0,38 " lead 96,20 % copper 2,49 % iron

Vounoi T.54 no. 88 27 VI.33 sent to Mitin for analyses

Figure: long narrow blade outline; labels: Vounoi T.54 no. 88, 27 VI.33, sent to Mitin for analyses

Tin 1,77 % lead 0,29 % copper 94,70 % iron 3,24 %

Vounoi T.57 no. 70 th 7.33 part cut for analysis

Figure: blade outline with red hatched lower-right section; labels: Vounoi T.57 no. 70, 0p 7.33, part cut for analysis

Tin 1,26 % lead 0,27 % copper 94,00 % iron 4,41 %

7514 R.S. machined part for analysis tomb th. Kyhros

Figure: blade outline with red hatched right section; labels: 7514, R.S., machined part for analysis, tomb th. Kyhros

Tin 3,15 lead 1,08 cu. 94,92 iron 2,12

Figure: long blade with three rivets at the upper-left end, three red circles, red hatched section at centre; labels: 3 rivets, 76 7396, t. 2nd level th. Lykros

76 7396 t. 2nd level th. Lykros

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

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