Top quality medium size Faturan komboloi with 27 beads and a matching head piece. The beads are individualy cut, drilled and have an ecxellent polish on them. A small Faturan bead is set between the custom made  Antique Sterling Silver parts on the finish. This is a handy size set with great playability. A unique Vintage Worry Bead set, in ecxellent condition, suitable for a collection, or for every day use.  
--In the bead trade, "Faturan" is thought to be a mixture of natural amber shavings with other materials, and is described as having been invented in the Middle East in the 18th or 19th century from a chemist called Arabic Esmaeel Almail Faturan. "Faturan" became the protected brand name of one particular German company who mass-produced synthetic resin in rod form for making beads. These beads are now rare, but rarer still are the handmade beads of Arava Faturan's time.