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Letter from James Stewart in Cyprus re Nicosia museum visit and musings on pottery styles and influences and chronology, 1935-11-20

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/AJBW/2/1/24/6

Scope and Contents

Addressed 'Amiandos, Troodos, Cyprus', dated 20 November 1935. Stewart mentions Dikaeos at Nicosia Museum and the curator's Neolithic ware from Erimi. Stewart discusses the piece at length in the context of stylistic analysis and the wider archaeological literature, posing the question 'was there even a true Neolithic in the Middle East?' and continues to seek Anatolian influences. Another museum artefact of interest was a steatite 'dolly' (figurine). He observes that being immersed in the geography and climate of Cyrprus has proundly enriched his hitherto academic understanding of the region. The Leica camera is proving extremely useful

Dates

  • Creation: 1935-11-20

Creator

Extent

2 leaf/leaves : paper

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

2 leaves of paper, both folded into bifolia, handwritten in ink.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Cambridge: Faculty of Classics Archives Repository

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