Painted Cedar Sideboard From Mongolia - 19thC Hundi Hanging Lamps Each box depicts a scene

Each box depicts a scene of either actors or flower scenes in a rectangular panel on the front

Glass supplied in India may have some minor imperfections or scratches

Dimensions: W52 x D28 x H36 cm

while the base still shows the three seed channels through which grain would have been dispersed

Painted Cedar Sideboard From Mongolia - 19thC Hundi Hanging Lamps Each box depicts a sceneThis beautifully painted sideboard has three doors leading to a central compartment with fitted shelves. The two end doors depict floral images and objects of wisdom. The central panel gives an insight into a past forgotten showing Mongolians in their homes. These cabinets were used by nomadic people for the storage of grain. Also used as altar cabinets for family ancestor worship. It would have originally opened from the top by a hatch. From Inner