This belt is made of five-strand braided silver wire, which is bound together by twenty-four bands with die-stamped floral rosettes. The flaring belt terminals are each riveted by three die-stamped floral rosettes. The circular clasp with a pin fastener is in the form of a floral medallion with eight lotus petals. In the center is a male head with almond-shaped eyes, a fleshy lower lip, large ears, and “snail-curl” hair. It possibly represents the Sun God Surya, or a Jain jina.
Silver waist-belts from the Deccan were crafted in several technological styles, including braided wire of a single or multiple strands, chain-link of various shapes and gauge, and solid links with ornamental designs and flexible connectors. The decorative motifs are generally geometric, floral, and/or iconographic.