Butterscotch amber beads?

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by sassafras, Oct 24, 2018.

  1. sassafras

    sassafras Well-Known Member

  2. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Reconstituted amber.
    Could be yesterday, could be 1980s.

    Wait for more knowledgeable replies

    I'm taking back the reconstituted. I do believe it has been melted and made into beads, but not sure what that is called. I thought it was reconstituted.
     
  3. patd8643

    patd8643 Well-Known Member

    How big? Looks like worry beads.
    Patd
     
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is a Tasbeh/Tesbih, Islamic rosary/worry beads. Could we see closeups of the beads?
    Reconstructed amber? Many amber beads are. The Polish have come with a new, more correct classification for the different modifications, I'll look it up.

    Edit:
    This is the Polish site I was looking for (in English):
    https://www.amber.org.pl/en/klasyfikacja
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

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  6. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    @Any Jewelry

    Just looked at your link. Interesting. Have bookmarked it. Thank you.

    Maybe these aren't amber, but copal.
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    They could be copal, we need more detailed photos.
     
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  8. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    They look too new and sort of mass made to be proper butterscotch. The best test is UV. Get a UV light on them, see if you get a nice fluorescent blue veil. If you do, you've scored. If not, a lot of these are coming out of Tibet.
     
  9. sassafras

    sassafras Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the help! Here's a close up.
    beads.jpg
     
  10. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Not amber, I'd say.
     
  11. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I agree. But it is still a good idea to test with UV light, as obb said before.
     
  12. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Those are molded rather than cut, but they could be a reconstituted whatsit. Even if they're pure plastic, someone will like them.
     
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