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Lot 113

An engraved bronze talismanic Plaque
Deccan, 17th/ 18th Century

6 October 2015, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £2,500 inc. premium

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An engraved bronze talismanic Plaque
Deccan, 17th/ 18th Century

of circular form, engraved to one side with fifteen lines of inscription, to the other with a magic square and inscriptions, the edges drilled with three holes, the top with possibly later mounted handle of baluster form fitted with four rotating dragon head elements
20 cm. max.

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Inscriptions: on one side, Qur'an, sura II, al-baqarah, verses 255 and 256, followed by the call to God to bless The Fourteen Innocents; on the other side, the nada 'ali quatrain, Qur'an, sura LXVIII, al-qalam, verses 51 and 52, as well as magic numbers.

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