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Traveling amber
2013
MUSE - The Science Museum
Trento, Italy
The analysis confirms: this is a DOC amber from the Baltic Sea. One of the most ancient artifacts made of this material, which arrived in the Northern Italy in the Bronze Age. These splendid resin pearls (the resin is a very common raw material in Northern Europe) recount about an intense commercial traffic during the Prehistoric Age.
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Details
- Title: Traveling amber
- Date Created: 2013
- Location: Val di Ledro (Trento), Italy
- Photographer: Matteo De Stefano
- Object Name: Baltic amber necklace
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