Old Pendant with natural Baltic amber - Amber - Succinite
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Succinite amber pendant, natural Baltic amber from Lithuania, polished and vintage, with a size of approximately 60 × 33 mm.
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Description from the seller
Stunning art deco artisan openwork pendant with polished Baltic Amber in dark cognac - fossilized pine tree resin from Eocene period, polished.
Size: pendant ± 60 x 33 mm
Condition: vintage, as on photos,
Lot: pendant comes with no chain.
Amber is used in meditation when the desire is to connect to the earth wisdom of an earlier age. Amber has been used as a talisman for courage and self-confidence, and was thought to bring luck, it symbolizes the renewal of marriage vows and is used to assure promises.
TESTS to indicate the natural amber :
Floats in the salt water, sinks in fresh water;
Has characteristics of pine resin odor if heated;
Has a characteristic color under UV rays.
Shipping: safely packed, courier mail with tracked ID.
Stunning art deco artisan openwork pendant with polished Baltic Amber in dark cognac - fossilized pine tree resin from Eocene period, polished.
Size: pendant ± 60 x 33 mm
Condition: vintage, as on photos,
Lot: pendant comes with no chain.
Amber is used in meditation when the desire is to connect to the earth wisdom of an earlier age. Amber has been used as a talisman for courage and self-confidence, and was thought to bring luck, it symbolizes the renewal of marriage vows and is used to assure promises.
TESTS to indicate the natural amber :
Floats in the salt water, sinks in fresh water;
Has characteristics of pine resin odor if heated;
Has a characteristic color under UV rays.
Shipping: safely packed, courier mail with tracked ID.
Details
Specimen
Old Pendant with natural Baltic amber
Scientific name
Succinite
Country of origin
Lithuania
Geological period
Paleogene, Eocene (56 - 33.9 million years)
Condition
Natural
Treatment
Polished
Weight
9.5 g
Authenticity
Original/official
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