Object ID
2009.3.2.80
Object Name
Photograph
Medium
Stereoscopic
Object Entities
Object Description
9343- The home of legends without number- Thebes, N. N. W. from Ismenios hill-Greece.
An old Greek man stands holding a string of kolomboi beads.
An old Greek man stands holding a string of kolomboi beads.
Origin
Kolomboi beads are used to pass time in Greek culture. Unlike beads used by other cultures, such as prayer beads, kolomboi beads have no religious purpose.
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Citation
Photograph, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/3587. Accessed 05/02/24.