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  Betty July 30, 2014 at 4:10pm

  Interesting to see the honey-coloured inside - even though it's a shame that the bead broke...
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  Eva Baby July 30, 2014 at 9:14pm

  love them!
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  Frankie Carter July 31, 2014 at 10:47pm

  Less broken amber beads like this one shown still have their uses. Good for use as cabochons in rings, bracelets and necklaces. The cabs of the Tibetan bracelet I showed recently are all from reused beads presumably damaged in parts that don`t show.
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  ingrid Langerak July 31, 2014 at 10:57pm

  I keep them for in case I or someone finds a use for it.
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  ingrid Langerak February 24, 2015 at 11:57pm

  Charlotte, a broken amber bead (just like yours and a very light colored amber bead
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  Charlotte Dakin-Norris February 25, 2015 at 9:13am

  Thank you again! Yes - this broken bead is just like mine, but the outside is matt whereas my beads have been polished to produce a high shine. It is curious that the drill hole for both our beads have gone orange.
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  ingrid Langerak February 25, 2015 at 10:04am

  The rubbing, friction of the cord makes heat and so it changes color.  These beads were once polished but they have been mistreated, most probably the rubbing with hard objects.  and were on a chain which was worn on daily basis while doing their choires.  Like your beads were strung only as they are(no silver in between and worn only on dressing up occasions, because it was the nobility who had these long chains. Amber has always been a costly product.