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 which fits over the top. This object is made of a brighter metal and cleaner, finer filigree work than some other examples in this collection. The main design element on the body of the box is comprised of an ‘S’-shaped motif. Above and below this, along the rims of the box, are two bands of scroll-work. The lid is decorated by a flower pattern which covers the entirety of the lid. The petals, which are outlined in filigree, each have a single ball attached within them, and they meet at a centre marked around a brown/white marbled ‘stone’.
Event Date 3/11/2004
Author: maa