Belt Buckle
Kolti Loharam, Pakistan, 19th century
length: 11.2 cm, height: 6.5 cm
This steel buckle (faulad baklas), in two parts, is decorated with gold and silver damascene
inlay. The two halves are each in the shape of a plane or chinar leaf.
References: a near identical buckle in terms of shape is illustrated in Utracht, O., Traditional
Jewelry of India, Thames & Hudson, 1997, p. 240.
Inventory no.: 99
Kolti Loharam, Pakistan, 19th century
length: 11.2 cm, height: 6.5 cm
This steel buckle (faulad baklas), in two parts, is decorated with gold and silver damascene
inlay. The two halves are each in the shape of a plane or chinar leaf.
References: a near identical buckle in terms of shape is illustrated in Utracht, O., Traditional
Jewelry of India, Thames & Hudson, 1997, p. 240.
Inventory no.: 99
