Amber: Window to the PastThis is a comprehensive study of the various roles and uses of amber, in nature as well as art. The fossilized tree resin has not only inspired elaborate workmanship and long been used in jewelry and other decorative objects, but is also highly valued by natural scientists because it frequently encapsulates flora and fauna from other periods of evolution. |
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... Qing dynasty . อ Opposite : Pendant . China , eighteenth century . Amber in Art . 199.
... Qing dynasty . อ Opposite : Pendant . China , eighteenth century . Amber in Art . 199.
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... ( Qing dynasty ) , the other in Chinese . Suspended from silk cords with a bead and cluster of seed pearls , it was worn by court ladies as a symbol of abstinence . Dragon pendant . China , nineteenth century . Height of amber 2.1 ...
... ( Qing dynasty ) , the other in Chinese . Suspended from silk cords with a bead and cluster of seed pearls , it was worn by court ladies as a symbol of abstinence . Dragon pendant . China , nineteenth century . Height of amber 2.1 ...
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... Dynasty , the king of Nepal adorned himself with pearls , mother - of - pearl , coral , and amber . All of these ... Qing dynasty carving of peaches ( most likely made of copal ) , Qing pendants , and an eighteenth - century opaque ...
... Dynasty , the king of Nepal adorned himself with pearls , mother - of - pearl , coral , and amber . All of these ... Qing dynasty carving of peaches ( most likely made of copal ) , Qing pendants , and an eighteenth - century opaque ...
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments | 8 |
Deposits of the World | 21 |
Frozen in the Act | 79 |
Copyright | |
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