Letter from Jean Philippe Vogel to Quaritch Wales in reply to Wales' letter on 7 July 1938 with the suggestion that Wales send another set of the photographs of [Buddhist] inscriptions to Dr. N.P. Chakravarti, Government epigraphist for India, for further and clearer information. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 5 August 1938.
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Letter from John Allan, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum London, to Quaritch Wales concerning the rarity of the Sanskrit inscription. He asks if Wales chalked the inscription to make it reproduce more easily and whether that might account for the discrepancies. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 4 November 1938. With this letter is a copy of a reply by Quaritch Wales to say that he had used some white powder. However he will be bringing the inscription back at the end of January 1939. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 16 November 1938.
Sem títuloLetter from Quaritch Wales to S.J. Johnstone, Imperial Institute, to ask his co-operation in undertaking certain laboratory tests on material from Wales' archaeological researches in Malaya. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 19 January 1939.
Copy of a letter from E.H.Johnston (Edward Hamilton Johnston) to John Allan, concerning a Chinese correspondent in Paris, Lin Li-Kouang, who has found a number of references in the Chinese translations which explain satisfactorily Quaritch Wales's Kedah inscription, some of which occur in texts of the Madhyamika school. He further elucidates various aspects of the inscription. Typed letter, 2 pieces, 2 sides, dated 31 January 1939.
Sem títuloLetter from John Allan, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum, to Quaritch Wales suggesting the marks on the stone which Wales brought are not mason's marks. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 18 November 1938.
Sem títuloLetter from Bluett & Sons to Quaritch Wales concerning the examination and identification of fragments of blue and white porcelain. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 10 May 1939.
Three earthenware sherds probably from the site KT-1-B as they are all marked in ink with these initials. They are:
- QW/13/12-1 - A sherd of unglazed earthenware pottery with scratch decoration. Dimensions 9cm x 8cm.
- QW/13/12-2 - A sherd of unglazed earthenware pottery with scratch decoration in a square shape. Dimensions 6.5cm x 6cm.
- QW/13/12-3 - A sherd of unglazed earthenware pottery with scratch decoration in a flower shape. Dimensions 6.5cm x 4.7cm.
An unglazed earthenware sherd with scratch decoration. Dimensions 9.5cm by 7.8cm. Probably from the site KT-2-D as marked with these initials in ink.
Two unglazed earthenware sherds with scratch decoration. Probably from the site JLX as are marked with these initials in ink. They are:
- QW/13/20-1 - A sherd of unglazed earthernware pottery decorated with square shape. Dimensions 5.8cm by 5 cm.
- QW/13/20-2 - A sherd of unglazed earthernware pottery decorated with scratch pattern. Dimensions 7.5cm by 5.5cm.
Plaster cast of an inscribed clay tablet found at Kedah Site 2 with three faces bearing two lines of Sanskrit inscription. Further information can be found in the Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1940, pp. 8-10 and Plate 8.