A semi-circular gold and enamel plaque with Qur'anic quotation and floral decoration, Persia, Qajar, 19th Century

the gold sheet body decorated in repoussé and enamelled with pink, blue, green, white, orange and yellow with a central cusped cartouche issuing four pendant palmettes, the central inscription reserved against a foliate ground, surrounded by bouquets and vases of rose, peony and iris, bordered by a band of scrolling vine and a register of rose bouquets below

inscriptions

Qur'an, Surat al-Fath (XLVIII), verse 1

'Surely We Have Given You a Clear Victory'

 (Transl. Muhammad Ali, Lahore, 1920)

 

The inscription in the central cartouche on this plaque is one of the key verses of the Qur'an. It is the first verse of Surat al-Fath (XLVIII), which is considered to refer to the important victory gained through the truce of Hudhaibiyya in Dhu'l-Qada of the year 6 AH/March 628 AD.