RB 0716

Serial Number: RB 0716

Status: Display

Description:
Faturan Arabic Prayer Beads.
This Faturan Arabic prayer beads comes in various reddish colored stones and is composed of 33 round shaped beads. The bead size measures 10 x 10 mm, 28 cm in length, and weighs 21.80 grams. The Shaheed is made of Faturan stone while the karkousha is decorative metal encased with faturan stones.

Faturan, in Middle Eastern beadwork, is a material used to make beads, notably in the making of komboloi and misbaha.