A marvelous example of a Tibetan silver decorative belt ornament from Eastern Tibet. Inlaid with genuine turquoise cabochons. This is a fine quality heavy piece and was most likely used to terminate the strap that held a Chuckmuck or Mechag.

Origin: Collected in Tibet in the 1980s and part of the Stone Routes Collection.
Age: 19th C
Material: Tibetan Silver, Copper, Turquoise
95 mm x 90 mm
187.4 grams