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ca. 1680
Attributed to Michel Redlin German
One of the most treasured materials in central Europe, amber can be found to this day along the Baltic coast. Amber artworks manufactured in Danzig were particularly sought after. Early modern texts on the properties of gemstones linked the fiery appearance of the ancient petrified resin to medicinal properties: crushed amber was used in remedies to dry out "moist" diseases. |