Thai Royal Belt; Late 1890's. The queen wore this belt and accompanying pendant on state occasions. The construction of the belt reflects a long tradition in Thai goldsmithing of articulated, linked forms. Gold and diamonds Thailand (Bangkok). Commissioned for Queen Saowabha Pongsri, wife of King Chulalongkorn of Thailand (Rama V of the Chakri dynasty)

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