Leaf-shaped belt buckle

Malaysia, Kelantan Province

sold EUR 550

Provenance

Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria

Size

B: 21 cm

H: 9,5 cm

B: 8.3 inch

H: 3.7 inch

Description

gilt silver, niello,

Such large leaf-shaped buckles were worn by aristocratic men. The larger the size, the higher the status of the wearer.

Daalder, Truus, Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment. Australia - Oceania - Asia - Africa, Adelaide 2009, p. 202, fig. 327

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