AN ENAMELLED SILVER TUBULAR AMULET CASE (bazuband) of hexagonal cylindrical form with rounded terminals, five of the six panels with cartouches of naskh calligraphy on a black ground, the text taken from sura cxiii, the trefoil terminals revealing a green ground, the sixth panel with floral cartouches and three attachment loops, circa 17th century, (very minor damages), containing a rolled paper Qur'anic amulet, in a fitted velvet-lined case

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AN ENAMELLED SILVER TUBULAR AMULET CASE (bazuband) of hexagonal cylindrical form with rounded terminals, five of the six panels with cartouches of naskh calligraphy on a black ground, the text taken from sura cxiii, the trefoil terminals revealing a green ground, the sixth panel with floral cartouches and three attachment loops, circa 17th century, (very minor damages), containing a rolled paper Qur'anic amulet, in a fitted velvet-lined case
3in. (7.6cm.) long

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