TWO OPENWORK STEEL BELT FITTINGS WITH DRAGON HEADS
Possibly Timurid or early Safavid Iran, 15th - 16th century
Each ornament made of two separate sections joined with a rivet, the upper plaque of oval shape, scalloped and pierced, featuring an intricate interlocking cloud collar or vegetal motif, with a narrow rectangular clasp at the back, the lower plaque larger in size, slightly cusped, and featuring two stylised dragon heads breathing a curved, hollow semi-circle, the design indebted to Golden Horde belt fittings and the decoration to the Central Asian steppe's artistic vocabulary, but the heavy weight indicative of their use in a settled and not nomadic context, and the choice of medium (steel) in line with the predilection and fondness for this material in the Timurid and Safavid periods.
Each 4.5cm x 3.5cm
Total 68gr. (each 34gr.)
TWO OPENWORK STEEL BELT FITTINGS WITH DRAGON HEADS
Possibly Timurid or early Safavid Iran, 15th - 16th century
Each ornament made of two separate sections joined with a rivet, the upper plaque of oval shape, scalloped and pierced, featuring an intricate interlocking cloud collar or vegetal motif, with a narrow rectangular clasp at the back, the lower plaque larger in size, slightly cusped, and featuring two stylised dragon heads breathing a curved, hollow semi-circle, the design indebted to Golden Horde belt fittings and the decoration to the Central Asian steppe's artistic vocabulary, but the heavy weight indicative of their use in a settled and not nomadic context, and the choice of medium (steel) in line with the predilection and fondness for this material in the Timurid and Safavid periods.
Each 4.5cm x 3.5cm
Total 68gr. (each 34gr.)
Auction: Ethnographica, 9th Apr, 2025
Our first Ethnographica auction is now live!
If you have any questions, please get in touch. Sign up for our newsletter to stay updated!
Viewing
Viewing starts from Friday 4th April:
Friday 4th 10:00 - 16:00
Saturday 5th 11:00 - 16:00
Sunday 6th 11:00 - 16:00
Monday 7th 10:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 8th 10:00 - 16:00