A MUGHAL JADE PENDANT (HALDILI) MUGHAL INDIA, DATED 1013 AH/1607 AD

Of drop shape, the jade surface carved with 7 lines of extremely elegant nastaliq script with occasional floral flourishes, the final line dated, pinned through the centre to a 19th century gold mount decorated in repoussé with a floral spray issuing flower heads and fleshy leaves. 10 by 7.5 cm.

PROVENANCE
Private collection, Germany

CATALOGUE NOTE
Dated 1013 AD and insipid with its owner Khan-i-Khanan.
Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan: Khanzada Mirza Khan Abdul Rahim (17 December 1556 – 1 October 1627), popularly known as simply Rahim and titled Khan-i-Khanan, was a poet who lived in India during the rule of Mughal emperor Akbar, who was his mentor. He was one of the nine important ministers (dewan) in his court, known as the Navaratnas. Rahim was known for his Hindi dohe (couplets) and his books on astrology. Apart from writing various dohas, Rahim translated Babar's memoirs, Baburnama, from the Chagatai language to the Persian language, which was completed in 1589–90 AD. He had an excellent command over the Sanskrit language.