Rosary Making - S. Aslan

Bornova / İzmir

Rosary Making - S. Aslan

According to the sources; The prayer beads used by Muslims can be 33, 99, 500, 1000 and 5000. Among these, 99 pieces are used in mosques and houses, 500 and 1000 prayer beads are used in tekkes. The grains of these are the size of normal rosary beads, as well as much larger ones. Most of the XVIII in Topkapı Palace Museum. There are many rosaries made of emerald, agate, jade, coral, Oltu stone, najaf, oud tree, amber and horn.


The history

A wide variety of raw materials such as wood, stone, shell, bone, horn types, teeth, plastic material, pearl, coral, mother-of-pearl, hardwoods, plant seeds are used for making rosary.

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