Accession No
2004.136 A-B
Description
Silver box with separate lid. The small, tall, round box and its lid are mainly decorated with small, raised flower-like shapes, made from coiled metal wire and silver balls. The body of the box also has two bands of scroll work, one each around the top and bottom edges. The lid fits over the base.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Yemen; Ta'izz [Taiz]
Period
Source
Spalding, Barbara [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2004.136 A-B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Silver; ?Copper alloy
Local Term
Measurements
38mm x 41mm x 38mm
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. The small, tall, round box and its lid are mainly decorated with small, raised flower-like shapes, made from coiled metal wire and silver balls. The body of the box also has two bands of scroll work, one each around the top and bottom edges. The lid fits over the base.
Event Date 3/11/2004
Author: maa
FM:265187
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