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A RARE AND IMPORTANT SPINEL BEAD AND CULTURED PEARL NECKLACE
Composed of seven Mughal engraved spinel beads with cultured pearl strand spacers, and dyed green beryl finial, mounted in gold, India, spinel beads from the 17th Century, necklace modern, 53.0 cm
Engravings:
Bead 1 - 144.58 carats
Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah (Jahangir)
Bead 2 - 82.82 carats
Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah 1016 (Jahangir 1608-9 AD)
Sahib Qiran-i thani 1043 [regnal year] 6 (Shah Jahan 1633-4 AD)
Alamgir Shahi 1070 (Aurangzeb 1659-60 AD)
Bead 3 - 61.50 carats
Lal Jalali or Lal Hisabi
Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah 04 (part polished away) (Jahangir. Date uncertain)
Bead 4 - 132.73 carats
Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah 1017 (Jahangir 1609-10 AD)
Bead 5 - 111.46 carats
Probably [A]lamgir Shah ibn Shah Jahan 1071 (Aurangzeb 1660-61 AD)
Bead 6 - 79.50 carats
Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah (part polished away) (Jahangir)
Bead 7 (pendant) - 202.67 carats
Ahmad Shah Durduran 1168 (Ahmad Shah Durrani 1754-5 AD)
Alamgir Shah Shah Jahan (Aurangzeb)
Accompanied by report no. 73623 dated 23 March 2014 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute stating that the pearls are cultured, the green stone is dyed, and the seven spinels are of Tajikistan origin, with no indications of any treatment
Composed of seven Mughal engraved spinel beads with cultured pearl strand spacers, and dyed green beryl finial, mounted in gold, India, spinel beads from the 17th Century, necklace modern, 53.0 cm
Engravings:
Bead 1 - 144.58 carats
Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah (Jahangir)
Bead 2 - 82.82 carats
Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah 1016 (Jahangir 1608-9 AD)
Sahib Qiran-i thani 1043 [regnal year] 6 (Shah Jahan 1633-4 AD)
Alamgir Shahi 1070 (Aurangzeb 1659-60 AD)
Bead 3 - 61.50 carats
Lal Jalali or Lal Hisabi
Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah 04 (part polished away) (Jahangir. Date uncertain)
Bead 4 - 132.73 carats
Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah 1017 (Jahangir 1609-10 AD)
Bead 5 - 111.46 carats
Probably [A]lamgir Shah ibn Shah Jahan 1071 (Aurangzeb 1660-61 AD)
Bead 6 - 79.50 carats
Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah (part polished away) (Jahangir)
Bead 7 (pendant) - 202.67 carats
Ahmad Shah Durduran 1168 (Ahmad Shah Durrani 1754-5 AD)
Alamgir Shah Shah Jahan (Aurangzeb)
Accompanied by report no. 73623 dated 23 March 2014 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute stating that the pearls are cultured, the green stone is dyed, and the seven spinels are of Tajikistan origin, with no indications of any treatment