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Letter·34 CDF art. 176·5 October 1960

Letter from Schaeffer to Megaw (?) on the 1959 objects returned by Courtois, with enclosed listClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer and Jacques-Claude Courtois

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

Scan 1 of letter 34 CDF art. 176 (Letter from Schaeffer to Megaw (?) on the 1959 objects returned by Courtois, with enclosed list), handwritten in English and French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 176, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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French Alasia Expedition, Enkomi, October 5th, 1960

The Director of Antiquities Cyprus

Sir, According to my letter of December 2nd, 1959, a certain amount of pottery and small objects found during our 1959 excavations had been retained in the storeroom of the Expedition in Enkomi village. They are returned herewith by M. Courtois accompanied by a list with the number of the 1959 inventory. There will remain in the storeroom a very small amount of secondary items which need some attendance. They will be returned later.

Yours sincerely

C. F. A. Schaeffer.

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

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