A Silk and Metal-thread embroidered belt with silver-gilt mounts, Bukhara, 18th century

of typical form with eight deeply carved roundels comprising boteh motif, surrounded by silk and metal-thread stylised arabesques, the silver-gilt buckle also with boteh motif and deeply carved with turquoise panel at one end, two decorative panels hanging from belt with green velvet ground and silk thread tassles, one small pocket with silver gilt flower and turquoise-set finial

overall in good condition. the colour of the green velvet ground is missing from much of the belt, the metal-thread and silver-gilt is still intact albeit for some rubbing. majority of turquoise is intact, interior silk covering is tearing at the extremeties slightly, as viewed.
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