TAA i.3.14.10

                                                 (2)

want of descriptive information about the specimens themselves

which you alone can give.

          I hope to see you soon and to hear that you are very 

well and have had a very successful season.

          Kindest regards from Mrs. Scott and from

                                                            Yours very truly,

                                                            Alexander Scott

     Dr. Howard Carter,

          2, Princes Gate Court,

                                   S.W.7. 

To reply

May 10^th 1933

Thank you indeed for the information re the scarlet-gold.

I received <last years> notes upon the subject from M^r Ogden including a

copy of the analysis. But what I have not got into my

stupid head is – was the percentage of iron in the gold

due to it having been intentionally alloyed <with the gold>, or was it due

to <selected> specimens of native ore/<gold> originally containing iron> 

especially <used> selected for <x[?]> decorative effect. Naturally, one

recognizes that either condition could meet the case, but

some idex[?]/<a> as to x[?]/<the> probabilities condition would through^sic 

much light upon <the extent of> those ancients’ metallurgical knowledge <especially in connection with iron>.

For, as you know, they <xxx[?]> applied the pure[?] yellow gold (yellow[?]

upon the scarlet gold for decorative to obtain a special/<an intentional> decorative

effect: