Bidspirit auction | AN ISLAMIC STERLING SILVER AND

AN ISLAMIC STERLING SILVER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL PENDANT WITH ARABIC INSCRIPTION. - A contemporary sterling silver pendant featuring an oval mother-of-pearl plaque inset into a minimalist wire-work frame. The silver wire loops at the apex to secure a single small round white pearl. The mother-of-pearl is inscribed with three lines of Arabic script reading: La ilaha illa Anta, Subhanaka inni kuntu min az-zalimin. This text represents the Quranic prayer of the Prophet Yunus (Jonah), which translates as: There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers. The bail is incised with the characters 9, 2, and 5, indicating a silver purity of .925 sterling silver.  Approximately 3.3 x 2.3cm