- 204
TWO MUGHAL OR DECCANI JADE TALISMANS, India, 18TH CENTURY
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
the larger ovoid stone of pale green hue, with cartouches of elegantly incised cursive calligraphy on both sides, surmounted with a pendant fixture, the smaller pear-shaped bazuband housed in a silver setting and incised with delicate cursive calligraphy
Catalogue Note
inscriptions
ovoid pendant:
one side: The ayat al-kursi (Qur'an sura al-Baqara, 255)
the other side: Qur'an, sura al-Ra'd (XIII), parts of 13.
pear-shaped bazuband:
the nada 'ali quatrain
A related bazuband sold through these rooms, 12 October 2000, lot 204.