The Editor,
KMT A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt
1531 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94115

Dear Sir,

Thank you for mentioning my book The Scandal of the Century- The Mansoor Amarna Exposé in the "Book Report" section of your KMT magazine, Spring 1996, Volume 7, Number 1, issue.

I would like to share with you one important observation if I may. You wrote: "...the several sons of...Mansoor have collectively attempted and generally failed to persuade the world of Egyptology that are in possession of a unique...assembly of 106 smallish sculpted...relief limestone portraits of members of the Amarna royal family..."

The Mansoors still hold 32 sculptures out of the 106 pieces that M.A. Mansoor acquired in the early 1920's-1940's. The remaining 74 sculptures are the property of : The Vatican Museum (2 PCs.) The Louvre Museum (1 pc.), The Denver Art Museum (2 PCs.), San Francisco Stat University (3 PCs.), ex-King Farouk (12 PCs.) and 54 sculptures sold to art dealers and private collectors. Therefore, one cannot see how the Mansoors failed to persuade "...the world of Egyptology that they are in possession of a unique..." collection especially since this collection has been displayed in Universities and Museums including Rome 1990.

I could continue to make other observations, but my letter would be too long. Before closing, however, I would like to clarify one point. I am not a scientist nor an Egyptologist. The story of "The Mansoor Amarna Exposé is based on verifiable facts as it is stated in the "foreword" (page xiii, paragraph 2) of "The Scandal of the Century," therefore, it is not as you state "somewhat-biased" and "marked paranoia."

Sincerely,

Christine Mansoor