FOUR ENGRAVED TALISMANIC COPPER BREAST PLATES
India or Iran, late 19th century

FOUR ENGRAVED TALISMANIC COPPER BREAST PLATES
India or Iran, late 19th century

Each of crescent shape, the terminals pierced and featuring short hanging chainlets, each plate decorated with talismanic and auspicious Shi'a inscriptions engraved within rosette and vegetal festoons, mounted, pinned and framed, the largest plate 7.5cm x 18cm, 51.5cm x 57cm including the frame.

Dimensions: the largest plate 7.5cm x 18cm, 51.5cm x 57cm including the frame