buckle/clasp

C/2000/2182   Tripartite silver filigree buckle/clasp, similar to clasp no. C/2003/0160. Here also, the surface of all three parts consists of filigree spiralling scrolls, encrusted with applied rosettes of different sizes, and small faceted squares. The centre of the larger rosettes is set with a stone, one red on each of the outer pieces, and two – one green and one light blue – on the central piece. The smaller rosettes are adorned with applied granules. There are five vertical bars on the reverse side, two on each outer piece and one on the central piece, all soldered to the frame. On one outer piece, a small ring crafted from the same piece of metal as the bar, holds a larger ring with segments of three hanging chains. The fastening pin, with a flattened pinhead, has been independently preserved on the other outer piece. The clasp fastens in the same manner as clasp no. C/2003/0160.   Total width: 17 cm. Height: 9 cm. Donation from the Association of Friends of the Leventis Museum.