Strand of Beads, 9th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Carnelian, H. 5 3/4 in. ( cm), Jewelry, These beads, found

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Strand of Beads, 9th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Carnelian, H. 5 3/4 in. ( cm), Jewelry, These beads, found together but restrung in a modern setting, may have formed a strand of prayer beads, which in Islamic practice have either thirty-three or ninety-nine beads to facilitate the recitation of the ninety-nine names of God

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