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Rosary, carried by a sailor as an amulet against drowning

1901-1930
Buddhist rosary with 108 beads of bone and a semi-precious stone, Tibetan, 19th century. Used for divination; after reciting a mantra, one grasps the rosary with both hands and counts by threes the intervening beads between one hand and the other. The remainder will be one, two, or three.

Buddhist rosary with 108 beads of bone and a semi-precious stone

1801-1900
Buddhist rosary of human skull beads, Tibetan, 17th to 19th century

Buddhist rosary of human skull beads

1601-1900