A GEM-SET JADE STAMP SEAL EARLY 18TH CENTURY, DATED 1132AH/1...

Hammer

£1,600

A GEM-SET JADE STAMP SEAL
EARLY 18TH CENTURY, DATED 1132AH/1720AD, MUGHAL, BABUR Of oval form, mounted on to a jade stamp, seal engraved and inscribed in Nastali’q, bearing the name of Shah Mohammad and the letter N repeated three times, the stamp adorned with cabochons set with gilded fillets terminating with a pearl
Engraved Amir al-Mu’minin Padishah Muhammad Shah, Muhammad Amin al-Turrani Khanzadah, the green flat surface of the oval stone engraved with an elegant nas’taliq scrip, flanked by spiral tendrils and flowerheads on ground, dated above, with slight chipping
5,5 cm dia
8,3 cm height
148 gr
Note; Mian Muhammad Amin Khan Turani (died 28 January 1721),[1] was a Mughal noble of Central Asian origin. He served as sadr-us-sudur (head of religious endowments) during the reign of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, and briefly occupied the post of wazir (prime minister) during the reign of Muhammad Shah. He was the uncle of Chin Qilich Khan, the first Nizam of Hyderabad. Wikipedia