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RefNoMS/743/1/132
LevelItem
TitleLetter from William Matthew Flinders Petrie, 8 Crescent Road, Bromley, Kent, to [John Hall] Gladstone
Date25 September 1891
DescriptionSending specimens of copper from the 4th Dynasty or Old Kingdom with details of its provenance at Seneferu's Pyramid. Also, samples from similar periods. Tin is almost certainly absent, but Petrie wonders what other elements might be present and requests that Gladstone advises. He did not receive a letter from Gladstone when in Egypt.
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1748Petrie; Sir; William Matthew Flinders (1853 - 1942)1853 - 1942
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