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A very fine box, with a hinged lidStenciled silhouette decoration up top, in black – displaying a donkey-back piper, … more A very fine box, with a hinged lidStenciled silhouette decoration up top, in black – displaying a donkey-back piper, two camels, a shepherd and goat in front of a palm treeAbove, in the upper left is a silhouette of the Island of Cyprus Made of olive wood, polished and finishedManner of production is characteristic of items made for the pilgrimage trade in the Holy Land, notably JerusalemAs both Jerusalem (then a part of the Mandatory Protectorate of Palestine) and Cyprus were under British Rule at the time, the box was most likely made in what is now Israel and Palestine and exported to Cyprus for the tourist tradeCirca 1914-1925. The period of British military occupation of CyprusMeasurements: Approx. 6.25″ x 4″ x 1.6″Weighs about 8 oz.Condition: Good/Very Good overall. Please see photos. Minor surface wear. less
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