April 23, 2024
CHERRY AMBER PRAYER BEADS TESBIH KOMBOLOI & STERLING
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ALIBABA GIFTS Beads, Silvers and Handicrafts WELCOME TO ALIBABA STORE Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image CHERRY COLOR AMBER ( PRESSED) PRAYER BEADS WITH 925 STERLING SILVER TASSEL. The diameter of the bead: 10 mm The lenght without tassel: 22cm Rosary (Tesbih) Not only in Islam, but also in many other religions, prayer beads have played an important role. In the past, the most sought after rosaries or tesbih, as Muslim rosaries are called, were made by Istanbul craftsmen and sold to buyers throughout the world. They were made from almost every imaginable material. The best tesbih makers became famous for their skill at carving the beads . Drilling the holes through them is one of the most difficult parts, the finer the hole, the more skill being required. Tesbih beads are made using a small lathe, simple but. Although the best tesbih have beads of equal size, some have beads graduated in size, threaded from largest to smallest. In the past they were always strung on silk thread, but today nylon thread dyed to the correct colour is sometimes used instead. In Ottoman times rock crystal beads were preferred in summer for their coolness to the touch, and for the play of light diffracted by the facets. These had silver tassels. Not only Muslims, but Roman Catholics, Orthodox
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