Correspondence between Kyriaco Stylianou, Schaeffer, Megaw and Lapierre on Stylianou's gift of bronze objects found at Enkomi before the excavationsClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer and J Lapierre

[printed: Institut Français d'Archéologie, B.P. 1424, Beirut. 22 November 1949.]

Mr J. Lapierre, Consul of France, Larnaca, Cyprus.

Dear Sir,

With reference to your letter of 14 November, I have the honour to inform you that the Musée du Louvre would no doubt be willing to accept as a gift from Mr Stylianou the lot of bronze objects from Enkomi forming part of his collection. The donor's name would certainly be inscribed on the explanatory label placed beside the objects in the display case.

If Mr Stylianou is willing to follow up on his proposal, please take charge of the lot in question and carry it to the Nicosia Museum, where you will kindly hand it over to Mr Dikaios on my behalf. My collaborator Mr Forrer will return to the island in January or February next and will take charge of making the inventory of the lot, drawing it and packing it for its dispatch to Paris. I shall have the gift presented by the Curator of Oriental Antiquities to the Conseil des Musées de France, and a letter of thanks will be sent to the donor.

I take this opportunity to thank you for your happy initiative and ask you to present my respectful regards to Madame Lapierre, and to accept for yourself, dear Sir Consul, the expression of my distinguished and best sentiments,