Live Auction 17464Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence
AN IMPERIAL SPINEL BEAD
Lot 43

AN IMPERIAL SPINEL BEAD

Closed19 June 2019

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USD 87,500

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AN IMPERIAL SPINEL BEAD
Tumbled spinel bead of 24.26 carats, dated 1607 and 1628-29

Specialist note

This important spinel includes the names of three great Mughal emperors suggesting that it once belonged to the Imperial Treasury, which was looted after the Sack of Delhi by Nadir Shah in 1739. The inscriptions on the spinel suggest that it was likely passed down from emperor to emperor.