Made of genuine Mother of Pearl with natural interesting patterns. Besides being a beautiful lustrous buckle use your creativity and use it for other purposes as well. Since it only has a brass bar it opens up uses for it on hats, in hair, necklaces or even as a scarf slide. There is some damage to one corner but it's mostly only noticeable from the back not the front. Measures 2 1/2 X 1 5/8 inches. Lovely piece in good condition.