A QAJAR TALISMANIC BAZUBAND

IRAN, 19TH CENTURY

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A QAJAR TALISMANIC BAZUBAND
IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Comprising five panels of carnelian each engraved with small lines of naskh and set in in gold filigree mounts with suspended pearls
7¾in. (20cm.) long overall

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Lot Essay

From right to left:
Qur'an CXII, sura al-ikhlas
The nada 'ali quatrain around, Qur'an XXI, sura al-anbiya, part of v.87
Qur'an I, sura al-fatiha around Qur'an CXII, sura al-ikhlas and Qur'an XXI, sura al-anbiya, part of v.87
Qur'an CXII, sura al-ikhlas around ya allah, 'O God!'
Qur'an CXII, sura al-ikhlas

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