ANTIQUE BALTIC AMBER ISLAMIC TASBIH PRAYER BEAD MISBAHA BUTTERSCOTCH EGGYOLK
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Reference Number: Avaluer:373368 | Featured Refinements: Tasbih Beads |
ESTATE ANTIQUE BALTIC AMBER ISLAMIC TASBIH PRAYER MISBAHA BEAD STRAND WITH A BUTTERSCOTCH AND EGGYOLK COLOR BEADS. POSSIBLY SILVER TASSLE. THE BEADS LOOK OLD, LIKELY OTTOMAN EMPIRE FROM TURKEY. THEY WERE PURCHASED FROM A LOCAL ESTATE OF A STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL WHO LIVED IN TURKEY AND THE MIDDLE-EAST FOR 40+ YEARS.SOME BEADS HAVE WEAR, CRAZING, SMALL CHIPS AND PITTING TO THE SURFACE. THE ELONGATED END BEAD APPEARS TO BE MISSING A SEGMENT.IT MEASURES ABOUT 18" LONG TO THE TIP OF... SILVER TASLES OR 13" ON EACH SIDE SO IT WOULD BE ABOUT 26" LONG IF OPENED.
THE LARGER BEADS MEASURE ABOUT 11mm WIDE X 7mm TALL
IT WEIGHS 42.4gm TOTAL OR 40gm WITHOUT THE SILVER TASLE