Lot 355
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A FINE TIMURID GOLD INLAID JADE TALISMAN PENDANT of flat-topped cusped heart form, the upper surface carved and inlaid in gold with a band of scrolling leafy and flowerhead vine around a central cartouche with invocation and dated 868 (1463-4 AD), the reverse plain, 15th century (negligible inlay missing, split in half from its original size)

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A FINE TIMURID GOLD INLAID JADE TALISMAN PENDANT of flat-topped cusped heart form, the upper surface carved and inlaid in gold with a band of scrolling leafy and flowerhead vine around a central cartouche with invocation and dated 868 (1463-4 AD), the reverse plain, 15th century (negligible inlay missing, split in half from its original size)
3 1/8in. (7.8cm.) wide

Lot Essay

The floral decoration around the central inscription is very similar to side panels of floral meander again flanking an inscription on a sword hilt in a private collection (Treasures of Islam, exhibition catalogue, Geneva, 1985, no.308, p.302) where it is tentatively attributed to the workshops of Ulugh Beg (1417-49)

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