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Late-Ottoman belt buckle. NW Anatolia / Turkey. Uluumay Müzesi, Bursa.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on May 6, 2016 at 12:22am

Large 'toka' (woman's belt buckle) from NW Anatolia. Late-Ottoman, end of 19th century. Silver and glass paste. Featuring stylized tulips (in its shape) and a six-pointed star (‘Davut Yıldızı’ = Star of David), which was used by Muslims and Christians, and during the 19th century increasingly by the Jews. (Uluumay Müzesi, Bursa).

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Peter Hoesli May 6, 2016 at 6:48am

Dear Jean-Marie; Indeed a very special, rare and simply gorgeous buckle! Thanks for posting. Peter

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