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Baltic amber carving

Europe tradition · 3 examples · indicative market tier: $500–5k (accessible antique & fine living craft)

Amber is fossilized tree resin. It has been appreciated for its color (orange, brown and, sometimes, red) and natural beauty since the Neolithic times, and worked as a gemstone since classical antiquity. Amber is used in jewelry and as a healing agent in folk medicine. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Head of a Woman
Head of a Woman, 600s BCE
Cleveland Museum of Art
Adoration of the Christ Child
Adoration of the Christ Child, c. 1550
Art Institute of Chicago
02023 Amber finger-ring found in an early medieval stronghold in Kamień Pomorski
02023 Amber finger-ring found in an early medieval stronghold in Kamień Pomorski
Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Where to buy

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