Ancient Bulgarian Silver Hoop Earrings, Handmade and Decorated with Ornaments

  
Ancient authentic handmade silver buckles from Macedonia/Greece/Bulgaria decorated with ornaments and belt. In this auction, I am offering ancient and very beautiful authentic handmade silver buckles decorated with ornaments with a 19th-century belt. They are in excellent condition with a deep relief. The buckles are beautifully made with floral ornaments and geometric patterns. Their origin is from Macedonia, Greece, or Bulgaria, and this design is quite rare.

The buckles weigh approximately 148 grams and have a total size of 260 x 110 mm / 10.2 x 4.3 inches. The length of the buckles with the authentic handwoven belt is 1000 mm / 39.4 inches and weighs 184 grams - you get what you see in the photos.

The following is a brief description of the traditions and ways of making them - authentic Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Greek folklore and belt buckles. This is one of the unique traditional Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Greek locks called "PAFTI". It is part of Bulgarian/Greek folklore clothing from the 17th to the early 20th century. This could be from 1800 to 1890. The material used is a kind of silver test - 800/1000. The stretcher consists of two decorative oval plates, a middle plate, connected by a hook and a ring. The latter have mounted the beautiful element made using the traditional filigree technique. Complete with traditional buckle belt. Handmade by an unknown master.

Like all jewelry of the time, these buckles have a unique shape and decoration. Metal buckles became an integral part of traditional costumes and a typical accent of urban clothing from the neo-Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Greek era.

The main material for belts and buckles of gold centers during Ottoman rule was copper, bronze, and the cheapest precious metals - silver and its alloys, mainly copper base. They are made using basic decorative techniques and methods specific to traditional Bulgarian/Greek gold art: construction and hammering, stamping, casting, filigree, enamel, and niello.

Bulgarian buckles preserve ancient signs, in which traditional mythological concepts and reality are intertwined. As an integral part of Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Greek national costumes and Renaissance urban clothing, a wide variety of belt buckles show some typical local and regional differences, making them one of the most important parts of clothing.

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