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 chain necklace, consisting of filigreed discs held together by flat metal loops on either side. Below each disc dangle pendants made of multiple elements, giving the impression of a series of ‘V’s. From the bottom of each of these ‘V’s dangles another filigreed disc. Each pendant also has four jingles.
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)
Necklace, made of silver chain fasthening with a hook and eye. The chain of the necklace consists of filigreed discs held in place by flat metal loops in a figure 8 shape. From these loops hang ovoid silver pieces, with two joining together with another figure of 8 loop from which hangs another filigreed disc and two small silver balls.

Event Date 12/6/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck