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Letter from James Stewart in Cyprus re visiting archeological and historic sites in Cyprus and photography in Nicosia Museum, 1935-12-05 - 1935-12-06

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/AJBW/2/1/24/7

Scope and Contents

The letter is addressed 'Nicosia', dated 5 December 1935. Stewart thanks AJBW for alerting him to the Jerusalem job but presumes Commander Noel F. Wheeler will apply and anyway Stewart wishes to focus on travel and experience for the next few years. They are staying with the Hiltons whom they accompany to interesting sites. Stewart continues with his thoughts on Bronze Age pottery, Neolithic versus Chalcolithic identification, and tells of undertaking much photography of Bronze Age artefacts in the Museum. He expresses a wish to excavate tombs at Meniko, where they had a tour of the site. They also visited Dali, and learnt about the Inspector of Antiquities, Rupert Gunnis, who was running an illicit side line as a dealer in antiquities.
Stewart adds a post script dated 6 December 1935, summarising the great kindness and hospitality they had enjoyed during their stay in Cyprus.

Dates

  • Creation: 1935-12-05 - 1935-12-06

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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