Bead Depicting Honey Bee, Small

Three tiny honey-yellow insects sit in a row, wings folded.

This is a small carved amber bead depicting a honey bee. Bees appear in the art of many cultures as symbols of industry, sweetness and community, and small carved insects are a familiar subject for beads and pendants. Three small carved beads in honey-yellow translucent stone, each shaped like a chunky winged insect with a rounded head. The left one is cloudy with dark inclusions, while the others are clearer and glossy. It is 0.75 inches long, 0.25 deep and 0.5 high.

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