Original Message:   Re: Burmese Amber Necklaces

Hi Paula, Necklaces of these beads became widely available out of Burma/India in the 1980s (around the same time that pumtek beads had made their appearance). These necklaces are typically long cylinders alternating with short cylinders (disks), and the center of the format is typically three large disks, tending to be thick and wedge shaped. The beads are graduated. Necklaes also sometimes have other beads included: small spheroidal yellow glass; colorless plastic beads, etc. Oddly, the first one I ever saw was a plastic fake, said to be from Nepal (or at least bought in Nepal)—but I've never seen another one. The amber is surely Burmese, and is typically orangy-brown, translucent, and often has dark inclusions swirling around. I bought mine from Thor and Judy Carlsson (Art Expo) at that time. Cheers, Jamey Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

Back Post Reply  Name   Register  Password  E-Mail    Subject     Private Reply   Make all replies private    Message HTML tags allowed in message body.   Browser view     Display HTML as text.  Link URL  Link Title  Image URL  Attachment file (<256 kb)  Attachment file (<256 kb)