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Belt buckle. Kars province / Turkey. Kars Provincial Museum.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on March 19, 2016 at 4:00am
'Toka' (woman's belt buckle). From the Kars province, late-Ottoman style, end of 19th - early 20th century. The ethnic origin is not given, neither for the silversmith, nor for the former owner. High grade silver & two semi-precious stones. On exhibit in the Kars Museum. (picture: © Dick Osseman).
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Tags: Anatolia, Kars., Turkey, late-Ottoman
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  • Betty March 27, 2016 at 6:24pm

    Fabulous piece! i love the filigree work.

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