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Our Insects In Amber

The Amber Lady presents a remarkable collection of insect inclusions in amber. These specimens, mostly collected from the central mountain range of the Dominican Republic, are dated by geologists as being between 25 and 40 million years old. The inclusions, commonly referred to as fossils, actually are more like 'mummies'. The DNA of these specimens is often intact and, unless they are exposed to the atmosphere, remain exactly as they were when the insect was entombed.

See especially our featured COLLECTOR PIECES; some are unbelievable!! Or our present inventory listwith something for everybody.

The amberlady has been written up in Baltimore's City Paper. Yes indeed, amber is forever. And VALENTINE'S DAY is forever too. Here is a ladybug for your lady.

Specimens range in value according to the rarity of the inclusion, placement of the amber (visibility) and the aesthetic of the piece or how beautiful or interesting it is. The size of the amber is also a consideration as larger pieces are valued highly. Our inclusions are in polished honey colored amber.

And now we offer our specimens as pendants. We have a number of prepared pendants or you can make a request.

Our basic Dominican specimens have visible insects but with irregular placement. They are $15 each or 5 for $65. New neat bugs from the Baltic. 40 million year old little flies!!! These are hard to come by so take advantage now. Take a look! $20 each , 5 for $75 , 10 for $100. Our fine specimens are better insects that have good placement in the amber. Take a look at some samples of this quality. All have genuine recognizeable insect inclusions worthy of any professional collection. These are also available as pendants. They are $30 each or 5 for $125.           We have many exceptional collector pieces; all one of a kind. See our latest list of available bugs. See our fossil of the month. We offer inexpensive "kids samples" and educational packs for the classroom. All specimens are accompanied by a foldout illustrated story of insects in amber designed by The Amber Lady herself. Look at our SOLD collector bug archive and let us know if you are looking for specific inclusions; we will keep you in mind if we find something. Learn more About Amber with us. How to value your amber and its inclusions. Online resources about amber, bugs and paleontology. Books about amber. Amber in Mythology. The AmberLady's "Look at Dominican Amber."

Fossil Pendants

JUST ARRIVED !!!
Many new pendants and specimens not pictured. Call or email - ask the amberlady what she has!
If there is something else you seek call or email us - we probably have it !!

You can now buy our inclusions on 18" gold filled cable chain; share your passion as a gift of fine jewelry. Or look at other neckware we carry.

FP-1: $35.00 FP-2: $55.00 FP-3: $75.00 unavailable; see below for pendants $75 & above

Below pendants come with chain and gold filled wire bail that can be changed to silver (make comment on order). We have other similar specimens, not yet photographed, available; call or email for details.

FLAT FOOTED BEETLE in clear yellow amber drop PN403 - $150	3 FLATFOOTED AMBROSIA BEETLES 20 x 20mm triangle shape pn602 - $150	BEETLE W/ EXTENDED REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN, MIDGGE, CADDIS FLY, GNATS 15 x 22mm S O L D !!	Nice juicy spider, fungus gnats and a rare mosquito. Gold filled wire 28 x 30mm pn608 - $200	MYSTERY BUG !@! not sure what it is see DETAILED view 1" organic triangle shape pn652 - $200	NICE BUG and PENDANT about 3/4" pn654 - $100

TERMITES and WINGS 24 x 10 mm DETAIL view pn668 - $125	SPIDER and other neat inclusions 18mm long pn671 - $95	Diptera + Fly nice, clear yellow amber 20x38mm DETAIL view pn713 - $150	TERMITES Six reproductive termites w/wings 1 1/2" long, silver pendant pn750 - $250	DIPTERA teardrop shape about 1 1/4" yellow amber pn656 - $100	FLY - w/nice wingspan 1" tubular pendant pn657- $100

LOTSA ANTS Dozens of ants with bubbles 1" silver pendant   S O L D !	FLY w/wings In silver; lovely composition 1 1/2" triangle see DETAIL pn756 - $200	STINGLESS BEE perfectly clear yellow amber see DETAIL 1 1/4" rounded piece, silver pn767 - $250	2 ANTS 1" long see DETAIL pn761 - $100	Little Bugs Large 2" silver pendant pn769 - $100	Bubs and Bugs lots of bubbles in insect central 1" silver pendant S O L D !!

Sexually excited Beetle with a hopper & midge ~ an inch long, gold filled setting see Detail ! pn802 - $200	Mosquito and Sandfly in Silver. see Detail ! pn803 - $200	Large Beetle 3/4” long, in silver. see Detail ! S O L D!	Beetle 1 5/8” long, w/wood beetle centrally placed in silver, see Detail ! pn807 - $150	Wasp, fly w/wings and others 1” round, in silver S O L D !!	Very large beetle clear yellow amber over 1” long, in silver see Detail ! pn810 - $300

Flying Ant and Bubbles - Lovely piece in silver. 1 1/2” long. see Detail ! pn811 - $200	Flying Ant 1 1/4”, in silver. see Detail ! above is sold but similar is pn812 - $150	Cockroach Very unusual. Nymph cockroach centrally placed in yellow amber, 1 1/2”, in silver. see Detail ! pn815 - $300	Nice size Moth with sandfly, in clear yellow amber, 1 1/2”, in silver. see Detail ! pn816- $400	Matisse Water Dance; Dancing sandflies and waterbugs in clear yellow amber, in silver. 1 3/4” long. see Detail ! pn817 - $300	Very special piece with spider, fly, many ambrosia beetles and more. 1 1/2" - Triangular w/18" silver chain. For man or woman. see Detail ! pn818 - only $300

Ancient Mystery; Fossil pendant on beaded necklace with handmade silver beads All are different 18" w/pendant $135.00 22" w/pendant $185.00	Annabel's Treasure; Insect pendant on sterling silver or gold filled tube chain studded with amber of varied colors and shapes. Sterling Silver $85.00 - Gold Filled $95.00 -	Illusion Necklace with inclusions each will be different Only $40.00 Illusion-inclusion	Juicy Bits of Ancient Mystery! A Bug in every bead 18" necklace designed with 14/20 gold filled tubes and clasp see DETAIL view Only $160 16" for a smaller neck: Only $140

The new "Silver Slim" necklace features one of our $35.00 pendants adapted into a 17" necklace with sterling tube beads, and a juicy bit dangling from the extender chain that also contains an insect!!! Only $55 If you would like a pendant with a more significant insect you can select any of our pendants above and for $15 more we will adapt it to this style w/a silver chain. Email the amberlady separately for any adaptations desired.

 

EARFOSSIL (EF) A bug in each ear! Sterling silver. All different. Limited quantities. $75.00 a pair.

Another fossil earring alternative. These drops each have an ancient insect inclusion, but smaller and less significant than the $75 variety above. Earwire is gold filled. Only $40.00 while supply lasts!

Earrings with water/air bubbles Gold filled eaf772 - $75	Earrings with midge and ambrosia beetle Gold filled see DETAIL eaf-774 - $75	Earrings with moth and dipteras with nice inclusions Gold filled eaf-775 - $150

We, of course, carry traditional amber jewelry, if your tastes run in that direction.

We now have some spectacular animal spirit pendants/carvings - carved in fossilized ivory especially for the amberlady. Here are some; visit our carvings page for more.
Fossilized Ivory Owlwoman Pendant Only $165.00 Cv-owlwoman3	Fossilized Ivory Hummingbirdwoman Pendant S O L D !!	Fossilized Ivory Wolfwoman Pendant Only $125.00 Cv-wolfwoman	HummingbirdWoman-3 unset, fossilized walrus ivory 5/8" x 2" only $95

You'll also want to meet one of our PESKY NETSUKES. These mischievous nature spirits, in fossilized walrus ivory, will guide you and yours through thick and thin. Several are shown here and many more are on our NETSUKES PAGE.
Firespirit Only $95.00	Deathrider Only $75.00	Snakeman Only $75.00	Beelzebub only $95

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The study of fossils in amber is not a Jurassic Park phenomena. As a matter of fact, the Natural History Museum in London is undertaking research to confirm that DNA can be extracted from insects ensnared in amber for millions of years. So before the sales pitch, we'd like to educate and entertain a bit ... Select any thumbnail below for a detailed photo of the subject fossil.

In May 1995 Science (Vol.268, pg.1060) told how a bacterial spore was revived and cultured from the abdominal contents of bees preserved for 25-40 million years. Our bugs are from the same deposits as those bees.

Here is a gorgeous example of a fungusgnat, courtesy of Mark Meyer's exceptional amber gallery. It's from Dominican amber near our deposits. Its features are remarkably preserved down to the hair on its body! In 1995 Science (Vol.269, pg. 1819) had a damselfly (left) taken from similar deposits. This 'Lady in Amber', is part of an exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. These two spiders are from the Swedish Amber Museum which has one of the largest single pieces of amber in the world; a 238 kg whooper! Wolfgang Wiggers of the University of Bremen has a fantastic collection of stereograph photographs. Here is a remarkable image of an aphid being carried by an ant. Look at his others.

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