Riyadh National Museum Bookmark Sterling silver 925

Sterling silver 925

Can be used as a decorative item or as a book end

and Mecca again

and soup kitchens

Onyx with 24k gold on silver

Riyadh National Museum Bookmark Sterling silver 925This bronze bookmark depicts an ancient Ottoman milestone. It was placed on the road from Damascus to the holy city of Makkah Al Mukarramah, also called Um Al Qura or mother of all settlements. In those days, the journey took almost five weeks on camel. However a typical pilgrim would have found much to keep him interested along the route. The long road was lined with mosques, like the Darweesh Pascha mosque which was built in 1517 especially to give