Accession No
2004.121
Description
Large silver box with lid, in the shape of a pointed oval. The lid is hinged, and is closed with a wire latch. A chain attached to the lid, perhaps for suspension. Both the lid and the box are heavily filigreed, and are also decorated filigreed half spheres. The base stands on two legs, one located at each end point of the oval.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Yemen; Ta'izz [Taiz]
Period
Source
Spalding, Barbara [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2004.121
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Silver; ?Copper alloy
Local Term
Measurements
128mm x 75mm x 90mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
‘The accretions found on pieces in this collection, in addition to the appearance of the silver, suggest to Anita Herle that the metal used is a mixture of silver and other metals, possibly among them copper.
Event Date 3/11/2004
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Context (Field collection)
Mrs. Barbara Spalding and her husband Michael worked as English teachers in Taiz, Yemen, from 1997-98 during which time she collected silver and talked to the men in the market silver shops.
Event Date 3/11/2004
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Large silver box with lid, in the shape of a pointed oval. The lid is hinged, and is closed with a wire latch. A chain attached to the lid, perhaps for suspension. Both the lid and the box are heavily filigreed, and are also decorated filigreed half spheres. The base stands on two legs, one located at each end point of the oval.
Event Date 3/11/2004
Author: maa
FM:265171
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