Viking Knit and Amber Necklace

A simple, but striking use of amber and silver.  This necklace has a focal artisan-crafted glass bead of amber and foil adorned with Baltic amber nuggets, sterling silver beads and sterling silver hammered end caps.  A sterling silver decorative toggle clasp finishes this design.

Viking Knit is an ancient method used by the old Scandinavians to create ornamental embellishment by weaving metal wire to form tubes. Since it was easy to convey and exchange the silver in this form, Viking Knit may also have been used as a currency. Viking Knit has been found in ancient grave sites as an embellishment on artifacts.

Argentium silver is a modern pure silver alloy that has only been formulated since the 1990s and highly resistant to tarnish due to a new alloy with Germanium. This alloy forms an invisible protective barrier that greatly slows down the tarnishing process.

Length:  Approximately 18"

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