Talisman

Location: Iran

Materials: nephrite jade, wheel cut

Dimensions: 7 x 7.2cm

Accession Number: TLS 1855

Other Notes:

The Ayat al-Kursi (surah al-Baqarah, II, verse 255), with the date 1085, is inscribed on one side. The other side has a prayer for the ‘Fourteen Immaculates’.

Script:

inscribed in nasta‘liq script