AN ACHAEMENID REVIVAL PERSIAN SILVER BELT BUCKLE Possibly Shiraz, Iran,...
AN ACHAEMENID REVIVAL PERSIAN SILVER BELT BUCKLE
Possibly Shiraz, Iran, late 19th century
Double, symmetrical lobed silver buckle, engraved and chased, bordered with scrolling leaves enclosing a figurative historical frieze depicting enthroned Darius the Great holding a lotus, characteristic iconography of the Achaemenid reliefs found at Persepolis.
13.2cm x 5.8cm x 2cm; overall weight 121.6g.
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AN ACHAEMENID REVIVAL PERSIAN SILVER BELT BUCKLE
Possibly Shiraz, Iran, late 19th century
Double, symmetrical lobed silver buckle, engraved and chased, bordered with scrolling leaves enclosing a figurative historical frieze depicting enthroned Darius the Great holding a lotus, characteristic iconography of the Achaemenid reliefs found at Persepolis.
13.2cm x 5.8cm x 2cm; overall weight 121.6g.