Accession No
2004.155
Description
Finger ring, in silver metal, set with a round red glass gem, incised line decoration on either side of the gem.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Yemen; Ta'izz [Taiz]
Period
Source
Spalding, Barbara [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2004.155
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Silver; Glass
Local Term
Measurements
24mm
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)
Silver finger-ring with large, multi-faceted, red glass ‘stone’.
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)
Finger ring, in silver metal, set with a round red glass gem, incised line decoration on either side of the gem.
Event Date 8/6/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:265208
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