Inscribed pendant of the Throne Verse, probably Ottoman Turkey, 18th century A gilt metal plate cut in the shape of a drop and molded with a calligraphic decoration in cursive Arabic giving the verse of the Throne / Ayat al-Kursi (Qur'an II, 255) decorated with small floral motifs. The text is surrounded by a band of oblique stripes bordered by a frieze of small trefoil rings in gilt silver. Gross weight : 11 g Blackened zones, traces of soldering of the ringed contour. A similar pendant is preserved in the Khalili collection in London, on deposit at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. It is attributed in the museum's catalog to the 18th century. A second example sold at auction in the Dutch auction house Oriental Art Auctions on July 5, 2022, lot 170. A Gilded metal Pendant with the Throne Verse, probably Ottoman Turkey, 18th century