Accession No
2004.127 A-B
Description
Diamond-shaped silver box with fitted lid. The filigree work on the body of the box is comprised of a repeating pattern of infilled circles - created with spirals of twisted wire - and individual petal shapes arranged in X-shaped designs, all held or accentuated by small silver circles, possibly tacks. The lid continues the circle motif, although the ‘petals’ have been arranged in ‘V’ shapes. The lid has a large red multi-faceted glass or paste stone set at its centre.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Yemen; Ta'izz [Taiz]
Period
Source
Spalding, Barbara [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2004.127 A-B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Silver; ?Copper alloy; ?Glass; ?Paste
Local Term
Measurements
80mm x 42mm 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)
Diamond-shaped silver box with fitted lid. The filigree work on the body of the box is comprised of a repeating pattern of infilled circles - created with spirals of twisted wire - and individual petal shapes arranged in X-shaped designs, all held or accentuated by small silver circles, possibly tacks. The lid continues the circle motif, although the ‘petals’ have been arranged in ‘V’ shapes. The lid has a large red multi-faceted glass or paste stone set at its centre.
Event Date 3/11/2004
Author: maa
FM:265177
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