A PERSONAL COLLECTION OF NINETEEN MISBAHA PRAYER BEADS
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE WEST LONDON COLLECTOR
Iran, Syria, and the Middle East, 19th century and later

Comprising nineteen misbaha prayer beads, also known as tasbih, an essential tool among Muslim practitioners used as an aid to perform daily dhikr, the beads made of a variety of materials including black, yellow, and brown agate, coloured glass, wood, and quartz, the longest 49.5cm including the tassel; and ten brown paper bags containing extra beads.