Accession No

2004.182


Description

Pendant, in silver metal with some areas of gilding. Crescent shaped with granulated decoration, the bottom of the pendant has three loops from which hang three pieces of chain terminating in silver balls, the third loop is empty.


Place

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


Period


Source

Spalding, Barbara [field collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

2004.182


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Silver


Local Term


Measurements

48mm


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 half-moon shaped pendant from which dangle jingle pendants. Two pendants are present and there appears to have been a third, which is now missing. 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. Crescent shaped with granulated decoration, the bottom of the pendant has three loops from which hang three pieces of chain terminating in silver balls, the third loop is empty.
Event Date 13/6/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


FM:265238

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