AN INDO-PORTUGUESE SILVER MOUNTED BEZOAR STONE

£400 - £600

£2,286

AN INDO-PORTUGUESE SILVER MOUNTED BEZOAR STONE
18TH CENTURY
with rope twist wire circular decoration either end and a suspension loop
5.5cm long, 25.1 grams

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'

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