Letter·34 CDF art. 175·1972

Correspondence between Schaeffer, Pelon and Nicolaou on objects lent to and returned late to the Cyprus MuseumClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer and Kyriakos Nicolaou

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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. 175 (Correspondence between Schaeffer, Pelon and Nicolaou on objects lent to and returned late to the Cyprus Museum), typed in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 175, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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Printed: 36/36/7 ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ

Figure: Cyprus Republic coat of arms (emblem with wreath) at top centre

Printed: DEPARTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES OF CYPRUS.

Handwritten: Dear only moreover

Nicosia, 13 October, 1972.

P.S. The important objects, that 21.29 to 21.111 are still at Mainz for restorat and have not been promised by Terri 1933.

Handwritten: X

Handwritten: On what ...

Handwritten: Dear Sir

[handwritten: Dear Sir,] (struck through)

You will find enclosed a list of objects which were lent to you for temporary export and which were to be returned within one year from the day of export.

As you see in this list there are objects which were lent to you since 1957 and which have not been returned, and we have not even not renewed the contract.

I would be very grateful if you would return as soon as possible all the objects borrowed from 1957-1970.

Handwritten: signature

K. Nicolaou Curator of the Archaeological Museum For the Director of the Department of Antiquities.

Mr Olivier Pelon Head of the Mission Française d' Enkomi-Alasia.

[hw: Dear Mr Nicolaou, I thank you for the list that Mr Pel. sent me. The Collège de Fr. before my departure was transferred to a room at Caen where de Constant will be found, to wait as he is responsible for these loans.]

Handwritten: X

Handwritten: marginal notes in left margin, vertical, partly illegible: "Je vous ai ... Pour Mr Nicolaou... Vendredi 13 ... mai ... ici ... Nic. et ... le 12 à Caen ... ... ..."

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

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