Accession No
2004.128 A-B
Description
Round silver box with lid. Silver filigree work on both the lid and the main container. The lid has a short chain attached to a boss at its centre. The main elements of design on both the body and the lid are circles of silver surrounding groups of smaller circles. On the box itself there are also two bands of scroll work, one along the bottom rim and one above the top rim.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Yemen; Ta'izz [Taiz]
Period
Source
Spalding, Barbara [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2004.128 A-B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Silver; ?Copper alloy
Local Term
Measurements
55mm x 55mm x 55mm
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 lid. Silver filigree work on both the lid and the main container. The lid has a short chain attached to a boss at its centre. The main elements of design on both the body and the lid are circles of silver surrounding groups of smaller circles. On the box itself there are also two bands of scroll work, one along the bottom rim and one above the top rim.
Event Date 3/11/2004
Author: maa
FM:265178
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