Ritual ImplementsOttoman19th century

Symbolic Pendants and Prayer Beads of the Bektashi Sufi Order/Three stone beads

19th century

Classification

Ritual Implements

Technique

Carved

Medium

Stone, silver, cotton

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[Edgar J. Fisher, Jr., Richmond, Virginia in Washington D.C., 18 November 1982], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1982, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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