TWO MUGHAL OR DECCANI JADE TALISMANS, India, 18TH CENTURY

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

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.