Letter·34 CDF art. 179·3 January 1952

Letter from Wheeler (Rik) to Schaeffer asking him to present the bull bowl at one of the Society of Antiquaries meetings at Burlington HouseMortimer Wheeler

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Scan 1 of letter 34 CDF art. 179 (Letter from Wheeler (Rik) to Schaeffer asking him to present the bull bowl at one of the Society of Antiquaries meetings at Burlington House), typed in English. The transcription follows.

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DR. R. E. M. WHEELER SECRETARY OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BURLINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, W.I

Telephone: REGENT 0457

THE BRITISH ACADEMY BURLINGTON GARDENS, W.I

Handwritten: signature

3rd January 1952

My dear Claude,

Alas, we must just have missed you in Paris. We enquired for you but were told that you had not yet arrived. I do hope for better luck in the near future - it is a very long time since we met.

By the way, when you come over to fetch your famous Cyprus bowl from the British Museum, I do hope that you will consent to exhibit it to the Society of Antiquaries at the beginning of one of its meetings. As you know, we meet on Thursdays at 5 p.m. at Burlington House, and would esteem it a great honour to welcome you and the bowl.

Warmest regards to you both, and very best wishes for 1952.

Yours very sincerely,

Handwritten: Rik

M. Claude F. A. Schaeffer, Le Castel Blanc, rue Turgot, St Germain-en-Laye, Seine-et-Oise, France.

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