Object Description
Round wooden box just under five inches in diameter. The handmade box has a cross, flowers, and writing carved into the lid. The cross is painted red, and the flowers on either side of the cross are painted yellow and red. There is Greek writing on the sides (around the circumference) of the box, and on the lid. The Greek letters carved on the lid are painted Gold.
Origin
Donated by Coula Papadatos. This is a souviner box that was designed to hold incense.
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Citation
Box, 1970 – 1990, Coula's Collection, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/6716. Accessed 03/28/24.