Prehistoric Sunlight

Antique Necklace Made of "Butterscotch" Natural Amber, Königsberg c. 1930

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Antique Necklace Made of "Butterscotch" Natural Amber, Königsberg c. 1930

Description

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Amber is one of the oldest materials known to mankind. Even Stone Age hunters adorned themselves with the primeval tree resin that washed up on the beaches of the North and Baltic Seas. Early on, the precious stone reached the Mediterranean region via extensive trade routes, where it was highly valued by the Egyptians and Greeks. Even in ancient Rome, the upper classes developed an insatiable hunger for amber: in the first century AD, Emperor Nero sent an expedition to the distant Baltic to extract the coveted "gold of the Baltic". This necklace from the 1930s presents 33 of these prized treasures - it consists of just as many antique, natural honey amber stones. Amber changes over time due to light, oxygen and environmental influences. It darkens - a process that takes place slowly. While freshly cut, opaque amber is often a bright yellow, time gives it an incomparably warm hue reminiscent of forest honey or caramel - a color that cannot be reproduced artificially. Each of the large olives used here also has an individual structure, marbling and specific coloring that attest to its authenticity and age of around 95 years. The clear design language of the finely polished olives arranged in a graduated pattern is typical of the style of the 1930s and a true classic among necklaces. Genuine natural amber from Königsberg - perhaps in its most classic form.

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€ 890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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