Belt

first quarter 19th century

Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information

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Provenance

Title: Belt
Date: first quarter 19th century
Geography: Made in Russia, Caucasia
Medium: Leather, metal
Dimensions: L. 48 in. (121.9 cm)
Classification: Accessory-Waist-Menswear
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mabel Choate, 1941
Object Number: 2009.300.1428
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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