TWO MUGHAL CARVED JADE TALISMANS
TWO MUGHAL CARVED JADE TALISMANS

NORTH INDIA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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TWO MUGHAL CARVED JADE TALISMANS
NORTH INDIA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
One rectangular cartouche-shaped white jade talisman with the name of Shah Jahan engraved in elegant nasta'liq with engraved frame, reverse with engraved benedictory phrase, the heart-shaped plaque in light green jade with Qur'anic verse engraved in elegant nasta'liq, each intact, minor chip to lower part of heart-shaped plaque, white jade panel cut down
Larger 1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) wide
来源
UK Private Collection, since 1960s

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Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse
Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse

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The inscription on the larger of these two plaques is Qur'an XII, sura al-Isra', v.82.