Lot 244: A QAJAR STEEL AND SILVER INLAID CALLIGRAPHIC BELT BUCKLE, 19TH CENTURY

An octagonal steel belt buckle with clipped corners, featuring decorative silver inlay applied using the koftgari technique. The reverse is fitted with a soldered steel belt loop and a single attachment hook. The calligraphic design is centred around a lobed diamond-shaped cartouche containing the Arabic phrase Tawakkaltu ala Allah (I have put my trust in God). This central motif is surrounded by a wide border of interlocking script which begins at the top with the Basmala: Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim (In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful).

L: 11cm