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Belt labelled as Ottoman

Posted by Becky Rogers on June 9, 2011 at 2:04am
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  • Toya June 9, 2011 at 2:41am

    Oh! The way that little hand is grasping the flower is pure poetry in silver. Lovely piece!

     

  • Alaa eddine SAGID June 9, 2011 at 10:22am

    you cant miss it:

    -the little hand with flowers

    -the belt holes shape

    -the braided silver belt

    and of course the hallmarked tughras!

     

    everything in this belt speaks about its ottoman origine

     

    There is an arabic inscription on the belt wich i could not decipher

  • Alaa eddine SAGID June 9, 2011 at 10:27am

    Very lovely piece and a must to have, lucky becky

     

    Speaking about ottomans and knowing your love to moroccan belt buckles Becky, i should tell you that without the ottoman influence moroccan ladies would still be wearing wool and silk belts

     

    And to my opinion, If there is a single feature that could summarize the ottoman woman jewellery , that would be undoubtfully their crazyness about metal belts and belt buckles

  • Isabel Iglesias June 9, 2011 at 5:53pm
    Becky, beautiful and rare piece...lovely!!
  • Joost Daalder June 11, 2011 at 4:22am
    Once again, ayis, your comments are really excellent and informative. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise with others.
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