An Iranian Military Dress Belt Buckle
(Pahlavi Empire): Two-piece construction, bronze gilt, unmarked, the piece on the right side illustrating a left-facing standing lion brandishing a sword, the sun in the background, surrounded by a wreath composed of laurel leaves on the left side and oak leaves on the right side, a ribbon at the junction of the leaves at the bottom of the wreath, with the Royal Pahlavi crown at the top of the wreath, two slots at the at the far right for the belt, receiving clip on the reverse, the piece on the left side with two slots for the belt, along with a protruding tab to connect to the receiving clip, 47 mm x 91.3 mm, scattered gilt wear, light contact, near extremely fine. (C:172)

