Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·JL335

Cypriot clothes chest, so-called sendudzin

Carved wooden clothes chest, called sendudzin, with its lid open to show a painted inner lid
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, JL335. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A wooden chest with its lid propped open stands on four block feet on a paved floor. The inside of the lid is painted with leafy branches, birds and a central oval panel, flanked by two arched panels with flowers in vases. The front is carved in relief with a band of vase-like motifs, fan-shaped foliage and flowers within a border, and a white wall and potted plants stand behind it.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Cypriot clothes chest with carved front panel and painted lid, photographed on a paved courtyard
Description, scan 2
A wooden chest with its lid propped open, standing on carved block feet on a stone-flagged floor. The front is carved with a band of stylised plants in vases, flowers, birds and a row of chevrons. The inside of the lid is painted with flowering branches, birds and two arched panels with flower motifs around a central oval mirror or medallion.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypriot clothes chest, so-called sendudzin.

Swedish, as on the record

Cypriotisk klädkista s.k. sendudzin.