Chess box from the internment camps in Cyprus, [1948].
Fine chess box. On the lid is a chess board, inscribed on the margins with the inscription "Souvenir from Cyprus / 1948" (Hebrew) and barbed wire. The inside of the box is lined with fabric. At the bottom is a handwritten inscription reading, "To Shayke, a souvenir from the Movement in Cyprus" (Hebrew).
The box contains a set of chess pieces (made of Bakelite). At the top of the black "king" piece is a white Star of David (decoration missing on white "king" piece).
Box: 15.5X15.5 cm. Height: 3 cm. height of game pieces: approx. 2 cm. Good condition. One black pawn missing. Slight defects to game pieces.