Cyprus (island)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter from James Stewart in Troy re Balikesir and Troy pottery sherd comparisons, 1936-04-26
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Reference Code: GBR/3437/AJBW/2/1/24/17
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...
Dates:
1936-04-26
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Letter from James Stewart re planning an excavation in Cyprus, 1936-05-21
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Reference Code: GBR/3437/AJBW/2/1/24/23
Scope and Contents
Dated 21 May 1936. Probably written in Istanbul. Stewart has some Australian funding for his Cyprus excavation next year. He seeks AJBW's ideas on how best to proceed with planning such an excavation. 'Miss Webb', whom AJBW knows, seeks their help to work in Asia Minor, having been in Greece.
Dates:
1936-05-21