Baltic Amber Necklace (black/dark cherry)
The word amber is derived from Old Norse brísingr, a poetic term for "fire" or "amber" mentioned in the anonymous versified word-lists (þulur) appended to many manuscripts of the Prose Edda, making Brísingamen "gleaming torc", "sunny torc", or the like.
Amber was a valuable commodity that was used by Vikings to be carved into amulets, various pieces of jewellery, beads and spindle whorls.
Amber was collected from the Baltic sea and traded by Vikings all over Europe.
This necklace is made of genuine 30+ million year old Baltic amber pieces which have been highly polished. the colour is a beautiful dark cherry. When held to the light you can see glimmers of red in the dark amber. The necklace is handmade and typicially measures 50-55cm. It fastens with a twisting motion and the clasp camouflages with the amber around it.
