Belt And Buckle, Central Asia, Bronze, Silver, Embroidery, 19th Century,

These extraordinary ceremonial belts " kamar " of the peoples of Central Asia are found in Uzbekistan, Turkistan, and Turkmenistan, but also in smaller and bordering countries, all of them practically, formerly parts of the former USSR.
Placed on silk clothing, they were the attribute and the prerogative of the high social classes of its nomadic tribes, clan chiefs, dignitaries, ...
Our model consists of a large central bronze plaque, decorated with its center of a two-headed eagle, surmounted by a cherub, surrounded by foliage.
It seems that this plate, older than the whole, is a reuse.
The two identical wings, in silver iron, are engraved with repoussé, with various flowers.
The belt decorated with an embroidered Greek, in copper wire and silks of orange, green, gold, and mauve, placed on a black field.
The reverse of this belt is in ecru hemp.
Superb state of preservation, a very fine example of Central Asian ethnology. in very good antique condition.
Dimensions: Belt length: 82 cm, belt width: 6 cm, plate length: 28 cm, plate height: 10.5 cm, total weight: 563 grs
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