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LOT 1168
Central Asian Silver-Gilt Decorated Buckle
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
33 1/2 in. (39 grams, 85 cm long).
Silver hook-and-eye fastener with applied filigree and granulation, mounted on a modern leather belt; probably from Uzbekistan. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Silk Road Exhibition, Piccadilly, London, 2003.
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