Silver/Silver Alloy (?) Belt ID

David · 16th December 2019, 03:18 AM

Can anyone place the origin and time period of this belt? Asking for a friend.

David · 17th December 2019, 06:38 PM

So nobody has an approximate origin idea about this belt?

JBG163 · 17th December 2019, 06:59 PM

With my novice eyes, I would say silver and Indian origin or Persian. But....

David · 18th December 2019, 05:22 PM

Yes, i was thinking Indo-Persian as well. Would love to nail it down for my friend though. Thanks!

JBG163 · 18th December 2019, 08:08 PM

One easy test, he can try with a magnet

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Also, test with bleach, if become black => solid silver or silver plated, then, just have to clean the belt with white of meudon

David · 19th December 2019, 12:10 AM

Thanks. I am more interested though in the origin of the belt and approximate date than i am the materials. Thought it would be awesome if it tested as silver.

David · 24th December 2019, 07:13 PM

I would love a few other guesses on this one if anybody has them.

Martin Lubojacky · 28th December 2019, 10:12 AM

What about Caucasus origin with Ottoman influence (that kind of "cornflower" ...). I don´t have any idea about the age, but I would guess older than turn of 19/20 centuries.

David · 29th December 2019, 06:10 AM

Thanks for your input Martin.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 2nd January 2020, 02:45 PM

This appears to be the 8 petal White Lotus which is better explained at http://www.harekrsna.de/Lotus-FLower.htm as a suggestion to the Indian nature of the item.

Jens Nordlunde · 4th January 2020, 10:33 PM

Nail and nail - hmmm. My guess is that it is Indian - but I must say that I am guessing.

David · 5th January 2020, 02:15 AM

Thanks for your input gentleman.
Anyone care to place this in an era?

Bob A · 27th February 2020, 04:26 PM

I'm inclined to place it in the Nepal/Bhutan/Tibet area. Broad, of course, but it seems to me to be rather north and east of the earlier suggestions. West of China. (It has a taste of the Kazakh/Uzbek to it, but again, north of the earlier suggested locations. So, Silk Road sort of thing.)

I can't precisely state the basis of my guess.

16th December 2019, 03:18 AM	#1
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	Silver/Silver Alloy (?) Belt ID Can anyone place the origin and time period of this belt? Asking for a friend. Attached Images

17th December 2019, 06:38 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	So nobody has an approximate origin idea about this belt?

17th December 2019, 06:59 PM	#3
JBG163 Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: France Posts: 209	With my novice eyes, I would say silver and Indian origin or Persian. But....

18th December 2019, 05:22 PM	#4
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	Yes, i was thinking Indo-Persian as well. Would love to nail it down for my friend though. Thanks!

18th December 2019, 08:08 PM	#5
JBG163 Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: France Posts: 209	One easy test, he can try with a magnet ! Also, test with bleach, if become black => solid silver or silver plated, then, just have to clean the belt with white of meudon

19th December 2019, 12:10 AM	#6
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	Thanks. I am more interested though in the origin of the belt and approximate date than i am the materials. Thought it would be awesome if it tested as silver.

24th December 2019, 07:13 PM	#7
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	I would love a few other guesses on this one if anybody has them.

28th December 2019, 10:12 AM	#8
Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 845	What about Caucasus origin with Ottoman influence (that kind of "cornflower" ...). I don´t have any idea about the age, but I would guess older than turn of 19/20 centuries.

29th December 2019, 06:10 AM	#9
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	Thanks for your input Martin.

2nd January 2020, 02:45 PM	#10
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	This appears to be the 8 petal White Lotus which is better explained at http://www.harekrsna.de/Lotus-FLower.htm as a suggestion to the Indian nature of the item.

4th January 2020, 10:33 PM	#11
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Nail and nail - hmmm. My guess is that it is Indian - but I must say that I am guessing.

5th January 2020, 02:15 AM	#12
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	Thanks for your input gentleman. Anyone care to place this in an era?

27th February 2020, 04:26 PM	#13
Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 446	I'm inclined to place it in the Nepal/Bhutan/Tibet area. Broad, of course, but it seems to me to be rather north and east of the earlier suggestions. West of China. (It has a taste of the Kazakh/Uzbek to it, but again, north of the earlier suggested locations. So, Silk Road sort of thing.) I can't precisely state the basis of my guess.