Amulet

Location: Iran

Materials: rock crystal, wheel cut; in frame of nephrite jade, with red foiled crystals in gold wire settings

Dimensions: 4 x 3.5cm

Accession Number: TLS 1911

Other Notes:

The inscription mentions the shrine of the eighth Imam in Mashhad, and the amulet may be a souvenir.

Script:

inscribed in nasta‘liq script