Amber 12mm Necklace – AC-169

A single strand of 12mm amber beads, hand-strung and matched for size before stringing so the colour carries evenly from clasp to clasp.

Expect colour in the range of warm honey to deep cognac, sometimes cloudy with inclusions. Amber is fossilised tree resin rather than a mineral — it is warm to the touch and noticeably light in the hand. Trapped bubbles and plant fragments are entirely possible.

Every bead is finished to a smooth polish rather than a high-shine coating, so it glows rather than glares. Natural stone means gentle differences in tone and internal texture from one bead to the next; the strand you receive will not match the photograph exactly, and that is what makes it yours.

Baltic amber has been traded since the Neolithic. Because it is organic rather than stone, it is softer and deserves a little more care.

Amber is organic rather than mineral, tens of millions of years in the making, and in traditional lore that age is the whole point. It is warm to the touch and remarkably light, which makes it comfortable in a way stone beads are not.

Strong enough to wear alone, quiet enough to layer under a collar or over knitwear.

Amber is softer than stone: wipe it with a soft dry cloth, keep it away from perfumes, solvents and prolonged heat, and store it separately so harder pieces cannot scratch it.

The cultural associations described above come from traditional lore, folk custom and personal sentiment. This is a natural mineral piece sold as jewellery, and nothing here is intended as a medical or therapeutic claim.