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Lot 199
  • 199

A Mughal calligraphic jade plaque, India, 17th/18th Century

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • jade
the light green jade carved as a foliated medallion, the crown with squared-off section with drill hole for suspension, inscribed on one side in Thuluth script, with flowerheads to each angle

Condition

In good condition, some slight dirt inside drill hole and very minor flecks inside engraved calligraphy, very light scratch to reverse, jade generally light with few minor speckled inclusions, as viewed.
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Catalogue Note

inscriptions
Qur’an, chapter II (al-Baqara), verse 255.