Letter·34 CDF art. 176·24 November 1957

Letter from Schaeffer to Megaw on the progress of the excavationsClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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Scan 11 of letter 34 CDF art. 176 (Letter from Schaeffer to Megaw on the progress of the excavations), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

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perhaps in Nicosia. They could be added to the bulk of the material to be shipped in December.

Objects which might have been omitted in our Saturday's division of the minor finds. If I am not mistaken, some cylinders of those published in Enk. Alasia I, fig. 33 + Pl. VIII may have been not th among the divided material. I propose that all not divided material from our 1946 - 1956 excavations could be examined next year together with the bronzes to be cleaned + other finds we had eliminated from the division on Saturday.

Stylianou gift to the Louvre. What is your proposal for this material ?

Compensating vases for Berard loss. Do you want me to join them to the Enkomi Material to be shipped in December ?

I shall bring the funds for the financial arrangement with your Dept. on Tuesday.

Dog from Kolocasides Coll. Bought sev. years ago with other found within the same tomb, a dog figur. in terracotta was retained by the Museum when the lot was presentated for exportation. Could this piece be lend given me on loan for study or

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

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