Description

Product code A0371 – Necklace no. 1

Baltic Amber Necklace with insect inclusions.

Upper Eocene (about 35 million years old)

Going around the necklace from the small eye of the clasp to the main sprung-loaded part of the clasp.

1) Diptera: Sciaridae (Fungus Gnat)

2) Diptera: Dolichopodidae (Long Legged fly)

3) Diptera: Sciaridae (Fungus Gnat)

4) Diptera: Sciaridae (Fungus Gnat)

5) Diptera: Ceratopogonidae x2 (Biting Midges)

6) Diptera: Dolichopodidae (Long Legged Fly)

7) Diptera: Chironomidae (Midge)

8) Diptera: Sciaridae (Fungus Gnat)

9) Hymenoptera: Formicidae (Ant)

10) Diptera: Dolichopodidae (Long Legged Fly)

11) Diptera: Sciaridae (Fungus Gnat), Hymenoptera: Parasitica (Parasitic Wasp) and Arachnida: Acari (Mite) RARE

12) Diptera: Scatopsidae (Scavenger Fly) VERY RARE

13) Diptera: Dolichopodidae (Long Legged Fly)

14) Arachnida: Araneae (Spider), Diptera: Psychodidae (Moth Fly) and Hymenoptera: Parasitica (Parasitic Wasp) RARE

15) Diptera: Sciaridae (Fungus Gnat), Arachnida: Araneae (Spider) and Collembola (Springtail) RARE

16) Diptera: Psychodidae (Moth Fly) RARE

17) Diptera: Psychodidae (Moth Fly) and Mycetophiloidea (Fungus Gnat) RARE

18) Hymenoptera (Wasp)

19) Diptera: Rhagionidae (Snipe Fly) RARE

20) Diptera: Psychodidae (Moth Fly) and Hymenoptera: Formicidae (Ant) RARE

21) Diptera: Sciaridae (Fungus Gnat)

22) Diptera: Sciaridae (Fungus Gnat)

23) Diptera: Chironomidae x2 (Midges)

24) Trichoptera (Caddisfly), Diptera: Sciaridae (Fungus Gnat) and Hymenoptera: Parasitica (Parasitic Wasp)

25) Diptera: Dolichopodidae (Long Legged Fly)

26) Diptera: Chironomidae (Midge)

27) Diptera: Dolichopodidae (Long Legged Fly)

• The beads graduate in size, the largest bead starting at the centre front
• All beads contain an insect; authenticity verified by the Natural History Museum, London, U.K.
• Weight: 91 g
• Largest bead: 26 x 26 mm
• Smallest bead: 12 x 12 mm
• Clasp: 9ct gold, crafted in Italy for The Amber Centre London
• Length: 20.5 inches/ 52 cm