AN EXTREMELY RARE & LARGE ISLAMIC TIMURID SPINACH GREEN JADE PENDANT OR AMULET, CIRCA 15TH-16THCENTURY, of cusped drop-shape, with flattened top edge, one side carved with floral design, the other side similarly carved withcentral hexagonal calligraphic panel, The Inscriptions Reads: aqebat be-kheyr bad, 'May the end be good'. Measurement: 6 x 7 cm.Provenance: Collection of La Comtesse de Broissia-Tortillia, Alexandria; and by descent. Of cusped broad drop-shape with upperhorizontal suspension bar, one side carved with floral design and central calligraphic panel , Very Interesting Piece .Flat poly-lobedpendant with fine embossed carvings - Horizontal bar suspension at the top - One side with calligraphic inscriptions and scrollingtendrils - The other side with floral decorations - Fine oily area , The fine Relief carvings of the offert for jade Clearly follow thetradition of typical late Timurid / Mughal decorations. Besides, Many parallels can be found in aussi Herati manuscript illuminations.Jade (yashm) Was INITIALLY very Sought-after icts Because of prophylactic as well as visual qualities icts. It was Believed to behelpful to detect poison to cure eye diseases and to protect natural calamities contre Such As earthquakes. Selon the Muslimpolymath al-Biruni: 'It is Said That jade gold one variety of it is called Expired the victory stone and for this reason the Turksdecorated Their swords, saddles and belts with it, desirous of Gaining victory over Their contestants and Opponents . Othersemulate Them in this respect by fashioning from it seals and knife handle. ' (Lentz, Thomas W. / Lowry, Glenn D .: Timur And ThePrincely Vision. Persian Art and Culture in the Fifteenth Century, USA, 1989, p. 221).

Extremely Fine Quality