prayer-bead;
presentation-box;
pilgrim souvenir
- Museum number
- 2012,6006.1.a-b
- Description
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Prayer-beads made of 99 pink rose-scented plastic with a light pink tassel.
- Production date
- 1990-2009
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 0.80 centimetres (each bead)
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Diameter: 8.80 centimetres (presentation box)
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Height: 2.40 centimetres (presentation box)
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Length: 3 centimetres (central bead)
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Length: 1.30 centimetres (divider bead)
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Length: 45 centimetres (incl. tassel)
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Length: 7 centimetres (tassel)
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Weight: 38 grammes
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Width: 0.90 centimetres (central bead)
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Width: 0.60 centimetres (divider bead)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The shrine (türbe) and mosque of Eyüp in Istanbul is dedicated to Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, the companion and standard bearer of the Prophet Muhammad.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2012
- Acquisition notes
- Part of a collection of 16 items bought at the shrine of Eyüp in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Department
- Middle East
- Registration number
- 2012,6006.1.a-b