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Designer sterling silver and Baltic Amber brooch browse these categories for related items... Directory: Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Pins: Contemporary: item # 546373 Please refer to our stock # 0289 when inquiring.
Kingston Bay Gallery Massachusetts USA Open by appointment 781 588 6560 Guest Book $175.00 Sale price $160.00 |
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| Designer pin one of a kind. Sterling silver and highest quality, giant Baltic Amber. Stone measures; 2" x 1"+. Please check for matching bracelet. Amber the gold of the Baltic sea is actually tree sap that has fossilized for millions of years in the bottom of the Baltic sea. The first pieces of amber were found on the beaches of the Baltic when they washed ashore. Amber was very prized from ancient times, it was found in archaeological sites dating as far back as the Paleolithic times, it is mentioned in Homer's Odyssey and was warn by the wives of the Roman emperors. For a while in the middle ages amber was more expensive then gold. For a long period, before deep water mining of amber began all the amber available were pieces that washed ashore. Beside having aesthetic value, amber is prized for it's healing abilities. Many amber pieces have small insect inside. Insects that got trapped when the sap engulfed them and then got fossilized. Today amber pieces with air bubbles or insects inside are highly prized. | ||
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