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‘Tokalı kemer’ (belt with buckle). Rum (Greek from Anatolia), ca. 1900.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on February 19, 2016 at 12:28am

‘Tokalı kemer’ (belt with buckles). Type ‘Asia Minor’ or ‘Cappadocia’ (Greek from Anatolia), late 19th century. With the image of a Christian Saint. Material: Alpaka (nickel silver), a silvery-coloured alloy of 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc. Mounted on a late-20th century silver thread embroidered leather belt. Purchased in Afyon, in 1996. (Inv.nr. müç006 - Kavak Costume Collection - Antwerpen/Belgium). (SOLD to a Greek folk dance group in Belgium).

Comments

Peter Hoesli February 19, 2016 at 2:23pm

Dear Jean-Marie; This is very special. I have not come across such a belt buckle and assume that it is a one of a kind? With kind regards. Peter
Jean-Marie Criel February 19, 2016 at 6:36pm

Indeed, Peter, I too, in the 27 years (1978-2005) that I toured Turkey and investigated hundreds of (mostly modest) antique shops, never saw another buckle in this style.

Kind regards, JM.
Betty February 21, 2016 at 8:37pm

Most impressive. Maybe it was made custom-made ...