AN EXTREMELY RARE MUGHAL JADE AND INLAID PENDANT
A Mughal pendant of oval form with cornelian inscribed flat surface with a dark green jade flower shaped mounting, flanked on both sides with gold flower sprigs inlaid with agate.
The flat cornelian surface engraved with Quran 48 surah Al-Fatih, Triump v.1-v3.
Inscribed number 5 in the beginning and the end of surah Al-Fatih indicating the meaning of maker’s signature. Probably made for royal family. This type of Bazuband is usually carried on the shoulders of princes and sultans and on the necks of horses used as a guard against evil or harm during battles.
8 cm by 4 cm.
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A Mughal pendant of oval form with cornelian inscribed flat surface with a dark green jade flower shaped mounting, flanked on both sides with gold flower sprigs inlaid with agate.
The flat cornelian surface engraved with Quran 48 surah Al-Fatih, Triump v.1-v3.
Inscribed number 5 in the beginning and the end of surah Al-Fatih indicating the meaning of maker’s signature. Probably made for royal family. This type of Bazuband is usually carried on the shoulders of princes and sultans and on the necks of horses used as a guard against evil or harm during battles.
8 cm by 4 cm.
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