999 silver belt possible asian or middle eastern?

[extremelyjeannie]

I am looking for some information on a silver belt I inherited. I am curious about this lovely piece. I can clearly see it is marked 999, but have been told that is too soft for an object like this. The jump rings are soldered. I have pictures, albeit not great ones, I will try to get better ones in the natural light. I would appreciate any info anyone could provide.

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[bubba]

it appears to have Chinese export makers stamp but the other stamps and the design of the piece are not typical.