Leaf-shaped Talismanic Pendant

Location: Iran

Materials: nephrite jade, wheel cut

Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.8cm

Accession Number: TLS 68

Other Notes:

One side of the pendant bears a central benedictory inscription in thulth script. Above and below it, in square Kufic, are the repetition of the names ‘Ali (in positive) and Muhammad (in negative).

Script:

inscribed in thulth and square Kufic scripts