TURKISH ISLAMIC PRAYER BEADS CUT NAJAF QUARTZ SILVER

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TURKISH ISLAMIC PRAYER BEADS CUT NAJAF QUARTZ SILVER TURKISH PRAYER BEADS 33 WITH STERLING SILVER TASSEL, ROPE AND NAJAF QUARTZ BEADS. Total closed length: 9,45 inch, length of sterling imame bead: 1 inch, length of sterling tassel: 2,56 inch. You are bidding for a set of prayer beads made of colorless multifaceted quartz beads and Turkish traditional sterling silver sting bead (imame) and tassel.Colorless quartz was one of the most respected gemstones in Ottoman jewelry thanks to its high refractive index making it extremely shiny and glossy. It was called "najaf", by the name of the well known Iraqi city which was under Ottoman rule. Ottoman jewelry samples ornate with najaf can only be seen in the museums, since colorless quartz is actually being colored artificially and is sold under a variety of gemstone names. These multifaceted beads stand out with their perfect uniformity in shape and color and as such they bring to you the refined taste of the Ottoman classics. We intentionally photographied them under dim light conditions to make their high refractive index and thus their gloss appear further. The beads are arranged on a Turkish sterling silver foxtail chain.Learn the native Turkish terminology of prayer beads: Notice the top section of the beads: the longest silver one is called "imame" (pronounced ee-mameh), the remaining group including the tassel is called "tepelik". Notice two different shaped beads put at each 1/3 of the chain: these are called "durak" (stoppers) and not counted in the number of beads. Imame, tepelik and duraks are three main characteristics of Turkish prayer beads. Prayer beads are used to practice the zikr, a form of muslim meditation. During the zikr, 99 sacred names of Allah, some "ayet"s or some surahs of the Koran are repeated. The beads then serve to count the number of repetitions the prayer has done. Since the allowed sacred names of Allah are limited to 99, muslim prayer beads usually are not longer than 99 units. This one has 33 units.Filtered out since more than three thousand years of Anatolian civilisations, handicrafts from Turkey stand out with their quality and fine craftsmanship. More will follow... Stay tuned... Store policies Seethe newest listings at Anatoliana Shipping fee declared in this listing is final, you will never be asked for extra shipping & handling fee unless you change explicitly the shipment method. Store policies Payment Since the transaction is international please allow up to 10 days for your payment be qualified as "complete" . Any digital deposit you make must be explicitly converted into real money and transferred to my local bank account to make your order eligible for shipment. Do not use someone else's PayPal account to pay for your eBay purchase. Your name and address registered on PayPal must match your contact and delivery information registered on eBay. Payments that do not comply with this clause will be returned and an Unpaid Item dispute will be filed. Payment methods accepted: direct wire transfer to my IBAN account number; European online postal money orders; PayPal; CCNow; Currency exchange transfers. Shipping I don't ship to third party addresses: the recipient information must match your contact information registered on eBay. Payments that do not comply with this clause will be returned and an Unpaid Item dispute will be filed. I don't ship to United Kingdom; meanwhile you may contact me prior to purchase if you are a returning UK customer.Since the transaction is international please allow up to 10 days for your payment be qualified as "complete" . Any digital deposit you make must be explicitly converted into real money and transferred to my local bank account to make your order eligible for shipment. If you need immediate shipping please contact me prior to purchase in order to arrange the fastest payment method. T is a 5 kgs media rate limit for books. For other articles, t is a 2 kgs small package limit; shipping cannot be combined be... read more

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