EGYPTIAN - 8.5 oz SOLID Ornate SILVER Table WORRY BEADS 18" IMPRESSIVE Prayer SABHA 99 Names of ALLAH in Relief Start Price USD 685.00 Current Price USD 685.00 Time Left 25 days 19 hours 32 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 18, 2008 End Time Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Location Culver City, California See more about 'EGYPTIAN - 8.5 oz SOLID Ornate SILVER Table WORRY BEADS' Description SquareTrade © AP6.0 Increase Sales by 18% and double your hits - Vendio Gallery   For your consideration: A set of SOLID SILVER Worry Beads Due to their size, these worry beads are not meant to be carried around, rather they're considered TABLE beads to be proudly displayed at home or the office       For a historic & cultural reference on prayer beads, please click here to read a wonderful article   Islam adopted the idea of saying pieties while counting beads   These types of beads are affectionately called Masbaha, Sabha, Tesbih beads The Greeks call them Komboloi beads and the Christians call them Rosary beads   In the Muslim world, the usual subha or tasbih beads (from sabbah "to praise") have 33 or 99 individual beads which carry the 99 names (attributes) of Allah found in the Koran   The beads were purchased in Egypt in the early 1990s I have no idea as to when they were made     These worry beads are entirely crafted of SOLID .900 EGYPTIAN SILVER, which ranks just below Sterling Silver grade (which is .925)   The Silver is characterized as BRUSHED, SATIN Silver     The beads are composed of the following pieces: 33 Loose Beads, each carrying 3 different names of Allah (A total of 99 names)     1 Minaret with bead attached at the bottom and 4 loose beads on top   1 Chain and 2 Saucer Separators ALL CRAFTED FROM .900 SILVER   Please note that the beads are HOLLOW and not filled with silver   These beads are in EXCELLENT CONDITION with LITTLE-to-NO FLAWS They have been displayed behind a Glass Case with little-to-no handling       Some Measurements:   Full Length of Worry Beads is 18 inches (stretched in one line) Minaret & Tassel Length is 6 1/2 inches ~ The Chain is 23 inches Long Bead Diameter is 3/4 inch ~ Beads are 2 3/8 inches around   Total Weight of these Highly Collectible Beads is around 8 3/8 oz - (237.5 Grams)     On Aug-19-08 at 04:21:03 PDT, seller added the following information: Place a Bid!