Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·JL033

Cypriot clothes chest, so-called sendudzin

Carved wooden clothes chest, so-called sendudzin, standing on a stone-paved ground
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, JL033. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A wooden chest with a flat lid and short turned feet stands on flagstones against a dark background. The front panel is carved with fine horizontal grooves, three large concentric circles with beaded rims, and tall leaf-shaped motifs between them. The carving is clear, and the panel edges show some wear.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Cypriot clothes chest, so-called sendudzin, with carved circles and leaf-like motifs on its front.
Description, scan 2
A wooden chest with a flat lid stands on a low base on a stone-paved ground, shown from the front. The front panel is carved with a row of large circles outlined by dotted rings, separated by tall pointed leaf-like forms, with fine horizontal lines filling the background. Part of a cloth or bundle is visible in the background at the top of the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypriot clothes chest, so-called sendudzin.

Swedish, as on the record

Cypriotisk klädkista s.k. sendudzin.