Letter from James Stewart in Troy re Balikesir and Troy pottery sherd comparisons, 1936-04-26
Scope and Contents
Addressed 'Troy', dated 26 April 1936. Stewart has finished comparing sherds from the Balikesir plain sites and Troy and describes his analysis and interpretations of the results. Eleanor has bought another - Greek islands? - embroidery. He writes of his hopes to excavate in Cyprus (Vounos or Larnaca) next year. Professor Myres has visited Troy. Stewart has some pots (ranging in date from Bronze Age to Byzantine) for restoration for Louis Clarke (then curator of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge).
Dates
- Creation: 1936-04-26
Creator
- From the File: Stewart, James Rivers Barrington, 1913-1962 (archaeologist and numismatist) (Person)
Extent
6 leaf/leaves : paper
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
6 leaves of paper, handwritten in ink.
Subject
- Devambez, Pierre, 1902-1980 (archaeologist and Hellenist) (Person)
- Bittel, Kurt, 1907-1991 (archaeologist) (Person)
- Lamb, Winifred, 1894-1963 (archaeologist and museum curator) (Person)
- Dikaios, Porphyrios, 1904-1971 (archaeologist and museum curator) (Person)
- Clarke, Louis Colville Gray, 1881-1960 (archaeologist and anthropologist) (Person)
- Myres, John Linton, Sir, 1869-1954 (archaeologist) (Person)
Geographic
Repository Details
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