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Thai Royal Belt
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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 H.M. Queen Saowabha Pongsri, wife of King Chulalongkorn of Thailand (Rama V of the Chakri dynasty).
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Title: Thai Royal Belt
Description:
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 H.
M.
Queen Saowabha Pongsri, wife of King Chulalongkorn of Thailand (Rama V of the Chakri dynasty).
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