Lot 35
Wooden Box Inlaid with Carved Stone Plaques – Cyprus Detention Camps, 1947/1948
A wooden box inlaid with carved stone plaques, made by a detainee in the Cyprus detention camps, 5708 (1947/1948).
The lid of the box and its sides are inlaid with carved plaques, the lid depicting a ship and reading "Cyprus 5708" (Hebrew); the side plates are decorated with a fine symmetric pattern.
19X13X6 cm. Good condition. Fractures. Minor chipping to the side plaques. Small losses to wooden box.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
