The tradition to which this splendid wedding belt belongs dates back centuries before Christ to the great Persian Empire. Women of the Caucasus region wore such belts, heavy with silver, as part of the dowry they brought to marriage. The intricate Niello technique, in which silver is chased and then inlaid with darker alloy, also dates to the ancient world. To wear this exquisite belt today is to take a romantic journey through time, to visit distant and exotic worlds.