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Dear Sir, The suggestion of Mr Megaw seems to me to be the most satisfactory solution, since it concerns vessels belonging to the same necropolis as our tombs, and even, that some of them (which cannot be identified alas), must have been found in the side chamber of one of our tombs ripped open by an anti-aircraft trench. The exact origin of these vessels and their distribution among the tombs being unknown, there is no scientific disadvantage in separating them; and thus, on the other hand, the grouping by tombs of the vessels found in our excavations will not be affected. I should point out that these vessels, thanks to Mr Megaw's permission, must be published at the same time as those from our excavations For the choice of vessels, I think one can rely on the suggestions of Mr
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