Accession No

2004.145 A-B


Description

Pair of earrings, of silver metal. Two long silver beads joined at the top and bottom by a metal thread and a bead of coral in the middle.


Place

Asia; West Asia; Yemen; Ta'izz [Taiz]


Period


Source

Spalding, Barbara [field collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

2004.145 A-B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Silver; Coral


Local Term


Measurements

14mm x 47mm


Events

Context (Acquisition Details)
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)
Pair of silver earrings with silver and coral pendants. The pendants are rectangular, each formed of two long silver beads with two small coral beads between them.
Event Date 3/11/2004
Author: maa


Context (Analysis)
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 30/11/2004
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


Description (Physical description)
Pair of earrings, of silver coloured metal. Two long silver beads joined at the top and bottom by a metal thread and a bead of coral in the middle.
Event Date 7/6/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


FM:265197

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