Amber Viking Necklace, Made From Cut & Polished Amber Chips.
All of our amber jewelry is handmade from solid pieces of genuine Baltic amber from Northern Europe.
Baltic amber is made from 44 million year old fossilised tree resin that is found on the Baltic sea coast. It was often used by the Vikings for making Thor's hammers and other jewelry.
Amber was a valuable commodity which was traded from the iron age onward and was collected from the Baltic sea to be traded all over Europe by the Vikings.
- Each bead consists of a small polished piece of Baltic amber up to 12mm wide.
- Screw closing for easy fastening.
- Length approx. 44cm (17.5 inch).
- Weight approx. 25 - 28g (0.9 - 1oz).