Islamic Glass Trade ca.16th-19th Century Bead #4 Capricorn Bamboo Talismanic Takrut Bead 2

Bamboo Talismanic Takrut Bead 2

the Kingdom broke up into minor Kingdoms

2 1/2" x 1 3/8" x 5/8"

the largest and most unusual in size

He entered monastic life in 1542

Islamic Glass Trade ca.16th-19th Century Bead #4 Capricorn Bamboo Talismanic Takrut Bead 2Islamic Glass Trade ca. 16th 19th Century Bead #4 Measures approx. 25mm x 21mm Material: Beautifully hand wound and folded glass creating an almost "textile fallen robe" effect. The trade of glass beads has long been assumed to have been under Islamic dominance during the early centuries following the Arab conquest of the Middle East, judged by the prevalence of Islamic beads in the archaeological contexts from Viking Scandinavia to medieval Morocco.