Accession No

2004.181


Description

Pendant, in silver metal with some areas of gilding. Circular with granulated decoration, from the bottom of the disc hangs four short lengths of chain terminating in small silver balls.


Place

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


Period


Source

Spalding, Barbara [field collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

2004.181


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Silver; ?Copper


Local Term


Measurements

45mm


Events

Context (Acquisition Details)
(bio): Mrs. Barbara Spalding. Mrs. 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 pendant without chain. Circular, with four separate pendants of jingles attached to base of the main circular disc. The silver has a gilt finish in some areas.
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)
Pendant, in silver metal with some areas of gilding. Circular with granulated decoration, from the bottom of the disc hangs four short lengths of chain terminating in small silver balls.

Event Date 13/6/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


FM:265237

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