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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