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- 4th Nov 1938 - 16th Nov 1938 (Creation)
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Horace Geoffrey Quaritch Wales was born in 1900 and educated at Charterhouse and Queen's College Cambridge. In 1924 he entered the service of the Siamese government and from 1924-1928 acted as an adviser to King Rama VI and King Rama VII. This led to the publication of Siamese State Ceremonies (1931), and Ancient Siamese Government and Administration (1934), this volume being translated into Thai in the same year. He married and with his wife, Dorothy, began extensive travel particularly in south and southeast Asia. During 1934-6 he served as field-director for the Greater India Research Committee, directing archaeological work on early Buddhist sites in Thailand. From 1937-1940 he and his wife undertook surveys and excavations in Malaya, particularly in the Kedah region. He published The Making of Greater India (1951) and continued to publish books, articles and reviews throughout his career. He died in 1981.
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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.
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- English