THREE HARDSTONE INTAGLIOS IN NASKH AND TA'LIQ SCRIPTS Iran and India, 18th and 19th centuries

THREE HARDSTONE INTAGLIOS IN NASKH AND TA'LIQ SCRIPTS Iran and India, 18th and 19th centuries Comprising a large drop-shaped agate pendant, engraved with concentric bands of Arabic naskh script, the centre with sura ar-Ra’d (13) (the thunder glorifies His praise, and the angels fear Him), surrounded by the Throne Verse, sura al-Baqara (2), v. 255, framed by a band with the names of the Prophet and the Shi'a Saints, the penultimate band with the Chahar Ghol, four short suras beginning with the imperative ‘Say’: al-Kafiroon (109), al-Tawhid (112), al-Falaq (113), and an-Nas (114), in an unmarked gold mount with two bails, 6cm x 6cm x 0.5cm; another, darker, of similar shape, engraved in ta’liq script, presenting four bands with the Throne Verse, sura al-Baqara (2), v. 255, 5cm x 4.2cm x 0.5cm; and an off-white jade pendant, carved in a Mughal cusped oval shape, engraved in naskh script with the Throne Verse, sura al-Baqara (2), v. 255, and part of sura al-Ahzab (3), v. 3, suspended from a gold bail set with a small pearl and a faceted ruby, 5cm (including bail) x 6cm x 0.3cm (tapering to 0.1cm). Provenance of the jade pendant: Sotheby's London, 30 April 1998, lot 74.Click here to share: