Accession No
2004.147 A-B
Description
Pair of earrings, of silver coloured metal. One larger red stone bead in the centre with a square silver bead above and below the centre stone bead.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Yemen; Ta'izz [Taiz]
Period
Source
Spalding, Barbara [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2004.147 A-B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Metal Alloy; Silver; Stone
Local Term
Measurements
38mm
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 metal beads and larger, spherical, red stone beads.
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. One larger oval red stone bead in the centre with a square silver bead above and below the centre stone bead.
Event Date 7/6/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:265199
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