Prayer Beads
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Caption
Prayer Beads, 19th century. Gilded copper, pearls, and tinted seeds, 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lyman Underwood, 33.174. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Title
Prayer Beads
Date
19th century
Geography
Possible place made: North Africa, Possible place made: Spain
Medium
Gilded copper, pearls, and tinted seeds
Classification
Dimensions
29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Lyman Underwood
Accession Number
33.174
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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