安提克琥珀珠 Antıque Natural Genuine Berber Fossilized Baltic Amber Bead 10 g Morocco

Description

安提克琥珀珠 Antıque Natural Genuine Berber Fossilized Baltic Amber Bead 10 g Morocco. Baltic Amber was traded through North Africa for centuries and used by the Berber tribe for large necklaces, dowries and other adornments. As only the most wealthy individuals could afford genuine amber, copal, or bakelite imitation amber became more popular when it was invented to use as adornment. Today, old genuine Berber amber is scarce to find.
This amber bead is a dark caramel color indoors or not in direct sun (see photos). However, in the sunlight it is a beautiful, deep orange.
Pitting across the surface and a deep burnt color on the edges that many old copal beads attempt to emulate. Very large soft chips from age and the relative softness of the resin.
Weight is 10 g. Length is approximately 29 mm, width 13 mm, height approximately 24 mm.
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