Amber (Red) Necklace (17 bead)

Amber: Is the harden fossilized resin or sap of Ancient pine trees. There are several types and colors of amber. Most common colors are deep cherry red and a butterscotch yellow. You will also see a pale green and yellow, older beads can be a dark orange. Amber is warm to touch and light in weight. It has always been associated with beneficial effects on health. In Africa, amber was a measure of family wealth and social status. Great medicinal and magical powers were attributed to it. The ancient Greeks believed that it was drops which had fallen from the sun.