Description: Vintage traditional Greek Komboloi worry prayer 33 beads. This komboloi dates to between 1948 to 1984, post WWII & Greek Civil War until the passing of the artist in 1984. The beads are wooden, light weight. Main prayer-player beads material: wood Prayer-player bead count: 33 String/cord color: yellow String strands: 2 Coupler bead: silver cross, silver bead and wood Dangle drop bead: Tassel Tassel color: bronze color Tassel crown: silver Length top to bottom: approximately 16" Weight: light In the summer of 2023 I spent a few days in Piraeus outside of Athens in Greece waiting for a ferry to the islands and while there I went antique shopping. One small antique shop had a begleri and komboloi hanging high up on a wall and I asked about them. The shop owner said his grandfather made them many years ago and as long as he remembered those had been hanging there untouched, but, he had a box of them in a side room. The box had many handmade komboloi strung up virtually untouched since his father moved them to this room after the grandfather's death in 1984. The grandfather was born in 1915/16, a true artist though I did not write his name down to remember it. They had a WWII US Army helmet, vintage estate smoking pipes and a lot of other things that I compiled and negotiated a generous offer to buy. Komboloi is usually made of amber or different forms of plastic, but these are wooden beads. These are not new, they are at least 40 years old, likely 50 to 60 years old. Check out all the pictures for a better understanding of the condition.
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: Renton, Washington
End Time: 2025-01-30T00:18:28.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Religion/Faith: Spiritism
Country/Region of Manufacture: Greece
Unit Quantity: 1
Handmade: Yes
California Prop 65 Warning: not applicable
