Rare, 8mm round A grade Real, Round Baltic Amber Mala. 23 beads 184 millimeters = 7.25""cir. These are strung on stretchy cord and designed to be worn around wrist. Amber is a light, ancient petrified pine tree resin. It had been worn as jewelry and burned as incense by Tibetan and Native Americans, for both social and sacred use. Amber diskette coins were also traded as currency by the Vikings. |n| In Tibetan Buddhism, Amber has been treasured since time immemorial. The golden color is associated with the Buddha Ratnasambhava, who helps to remove poverty be reminding us us out inherent richness and wealth.|n|Amber, in the healing community, is associated with detoxification, and it is suggested that Amber should be ""cleansed or purified"" after being used for healing to dispense the negative energy it may have absorbed.|n||n||n|Regular and very round, A grade, gem quality Real Amber with natural inclusions. Our Amber is a natural resin that is very light to the touch, imported from the Baltic region. Amber is getting more and more difficult for us to find, so are delighted to offer these to you!|n||n| Complimentary Silk Mala Bag included.|n| |n|About Real Amber |n||n| We at Sakura Designs, buy these from authentic, Baltic Amber Suppliers View Certificate and we are trained to determine and test for Amber's authenticity. What to watch out for: Firstly, the faux amber has either circular diskette round inclusions and the plastic amber is flat and opaque. Secondly, the color is very regular and looks like plastic either clear or opaque, the beads often large, and the price ""too good to be true."" Sakura Designs offers only real, golden honey Amber beads, with natural inclusions and grain. |n| |n| How we at Sakura Designs can appraise Amber- (Specific Gravity) There is a test to confirm that we are trading in authentic Amber. Amber will float in salt or ocean water. Copals together with various plastics sink. Amber can also be tested by burning, plastic will have a marked synthetic scent, and amber will burn black and smell organic and sweet as it is a light petrified resin. (Please don't burn your mala though!) We want to assure you that we are offering certified real Amber and it has been tested. Faux Amber has currently saturated the marketplace, and is being represented as real amber. Please trust only the experts before investing. We guarantee that ours is indeed, authentic amber...Enjoy!|n| |n||n|