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Filigree woman's belt. Late-Ottoman. From Turkey.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on March 16, 2016 at 1:05am
Silver (partly gilt) filigree belt, for women. Late-Ottoman, c. early 20th century. Geographic origin uncertain. Consisting of seven segments. The buckle is adorned with a semi-precious stone; four of the segments have a glass stone in their center; the fifth lost his original glass stone, which was replaced by a turquoise; the last segment has no stone. Purchased in Istanbul, in 1992. (Inv.n° müç024 - Kavak Costume Collection - Antwerpen/Belgium).
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Tags: Turkey, late-Ottoman.
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  • Peter Hoesli March 17, 2016 at 5:13am

    Dear Jean-Marie; What a beautiful belt. I just loooove belts and such a belt is rather difficult to find nowadays. Thanks for posting. Peter

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