Tibetan silver and beeswax amber pendant

Tibetan pendant made with (artificial) bright yellow ‘beeswax’ amber. Beeswax amber is a name commonly used in Asian gem markets for yellow (often Baltic) amber with a semi-translucent, opalescent, milky and somewhat greasy appearance.

This type of amber is highly valued in Tibetan jewelry, because it is considered to be one of the Seven Treasures (or Gems) of Buddhism. For centuries, beeswax has been used by different Buddhist traditions as an offering to the Buddha and to consecrate holy relics. Beeswax is a symbol of unity, purity, secular wealth (by not taking more than is necessary and feeling satisfied by that) and the Tibetan religious beliefs.

Because of its popularity, in more recent times of course also the fabrication of artificial beeswax amber has increased, to provide a more accessible alternative for the quite scarce and therefore expensive real beeswax amber. Funny enough, this man-made beeswax amber is actually made with real beeswax by special heating and hardening processes.

This very nice pendant in our shop is made with this artificial, man-made amber. It is set in Tibetan silver and further decorated with (faux) inlay of coral and turquoise. This pendant has an eyelet on both sides and can therefore be used both as a pendant and as a spacer / in-between bead in your own handmade jewelry.

Sizes; approximately 5,5 centimeters length (measured inclduing the eyelets). Weight; 26 grams.

Only one available.