Archaic Modern reconstruction of ancient beads
Summary
Reconstructed necklace of amber beads.
Archaic
Public domain photograph of Italian artifact, archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects. Amber is used in jewelry and has been used as a healing agent in folk medicine. There are five classes of amber, defined on the basis of their chemical constituents. Because it originates as a soft, sticky tree resin, amber sometimes contains animal and plant material as inclusions.
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Date
0000
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Public Domain Dedication (CC0)