Accession No
2004.134 A-B
Description
Silver box with separate lid. Small, high, round box with a darker background metal and very intricate, fine filigree work in brighter metal on both the box and the lid. Individual elements of a scroll are positioned side by side to create large scroll motifs on the base and the lid, and these are interspersed with small, pale blue stones. The centre of the lid is marked by a raised, very slightly larger dark red stone.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Yemen; Ta'izz [Taiz]
Period
Source
Spalding, Barbara [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2004.134 A-B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Silver; ?Copper alloy; Stone
Local Term
Measurements
42mm x 34mm x 42mm
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)
Silver box with separate lid. Small, high, round box with a darker background metal and very intricate, fine filigree work in brighter metal on both the box and the lid. Individual elements of a scroll are positioned side by side to create large scroll motifs on the base and the lid, and these are interspersed with small, pale blue stones. The centre of the lid is marked by a raised, very slightly larger dark red stone.
Event Date 3/11/2004
Author: maa
FM:265185
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