AN INDO-PORTUGUESE SILVER MOUNTED BEZOAR STONE

AN INDO-PORTUGUESE SILVER MOUNTED BEZOAR STONE

17TH / 18TH CENTURY

with filigree decoration, a flower bud finial and a suspension ring

3.5cm diameter, 21g approx. (total weight)

Catalogue Note

Bezoar stones were believed to be the universal antidote against any poison. The name derived from the Persian word 'pad zhar' meaning 'antidote against poison'.