A gold amulet, bearing surah al-Fatiha thuluth script on side, the other side with the names of the Asharatu Mubashirun, mounted as pendants with filigree decoration and decoration of pearls and glass beads, Length: 8 cm Two Ottoman coins, minted in Istanbul , one dated 1223AH / 1808AD and bearing the tughra of Sultan Mahmud (r. 1808-1839) ,The second dated 1203AH / 1789AD and bearing the tughra of Sultan Selim III (r. 1789- 1807). Both mounted as pendants with filigree decoration and decoration of pearls and glass beads.Long. : 7 and 8 cmGross weight: 42gCatalogue note: A similar amulet was sold at Christie's, 11 October 2013, lot 682. Another example is in the British Museum, London (1994.0915.888) and another, attributed to Egypt and dated to the mid-19th century is in Victoria and Albert Museum, London (346-1904). About these amulets see Venetia Porter, Arabic and Persian Seals and Amulets in the British Museum, London, 2011, p.158-163.