Accession No
2004.123 A-B
Description
Round silver box with separate lid. The lid slots inside the box, rather than fitting over the main body of the container. The main design element along the body of the box is a row of small, raised flower shapes with silver balls at their centres. The main elements on the lid are interlocking horseshoe shapes. At the centre of the lid is a red ?coral or ?glass bead. The lid has a small circle of punctured holes in a small circle around the bead.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Yemen; Ta'izz [Taiz]
Period
Source
Spalding, Barbara [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2004.123 A-B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Silver; ?Copper alloy; ?Stone; ?Coral; ?Glass; ?Plastic
Local Term
Measurements
67mm x 40mm x 67mm
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)
Round silver box with separate lid. The lid slots inside the box, rather than fitting over the main body of the container. The main design element along the body of the box is a row of small, raised flower shapes with silver balls at their centres. The main elements on the lid are interlocking horseshoe shapes. At the centre of the lid is a red ?coral or ?glass bead. The lid has a small circle of punctured holes in a small circle around the bead.
Event Date 3/11/2004
Author: maa
FM:265173
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