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THE
COMPANY
<<THE AMBER>> Attica
Center of Worry Beads is located at Voulis 35 in
Athens, very near in the Constitution Square. Here, you
will find a rich collection of jewels, objects and worry
beads of qualitative manufacture, made from Amber,
Giousouri, Fatouran, Ivory,
and by an assortment of other materials. The Worry
beads found at <<THE AMBER>>
Attica Center of Worry Beads are selected from
the owners of the establishment Nikos and Maria Dimitrelis,
and are manufactured in countries that are traditionally
connected with the history of amber and worry beads.
In <<THE AMBER>> Attica Center of Worry
Beads, you will find worry beads of various values,
made from craftsmen that follow the traditional methods
of craftsmanship within their culture, such as: Greek,
Syrian, Urals, Egyptian,
Iranian, Azerbaijani,
Yemen etc. |
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The Store at
Voulis 35 |
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PRODUCTS
In specific, at <<THE AMBER>> Attica
Center of Worry Beads you can find the following
items:
• Collection of Worry Beads.
(Worry Beads Made From Amber,
Giousouri, Fatouran,
Ivory etc.)
• Collection of Jewels (Necklaces,
Bracelets, Rings, Earrings, Medallions).
• Collection of Objects, Walking
Sticks, Paper Cutters.
• Chaplets, Beads,
Materials for the Assembly
of Worry Beads.
• Chessboards, Backgammon,
Checkerboards, Pieces for Chess,
Pieces for Backgammon and Checkers.
• Items for Smokers (Snuff Boxes,
Pipes).
• Gift Items (Post Cards, Decorative
Items).
• Mirrors.
...the majority of these items are made of pure amber.
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Old
Selected Amber Worry Beads |
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THE AMBER
Pure amber was used in the ancient years
(the Greek name Electron) from traditional materials for
the manufacturing of beads. Physiologically therefore is
born the quest for more information on this fabulous material.
Amber is fossilized resin
of coniferous trees from 50 up to 100 millions of years
of age. Often time, within the amber is
included the remains of plants and more infrequently, the
skeletons of various parasites such as mosquitoes.
Amber
comes in various colors (yellow, brown, coffee, red, green,
blue) depending on the type of tree from which it was produced.
In addition, it is transparent or semi-transparent.
The age of the amber determines the hardness
as well as the quality. More specifically, amber that is
25 million years of age is not considered good quality,
and its hardness (it is soft) does not allow for its manufacturing.
The main area of the world where amber
is excavated is the coast of the Baltic Sea,
due to the enormous extents of fossilized forests
that exist in the region. |
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Jewelry
from Silver and Amber |
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ADVICE
There are many ways, which help us distinguish natural
amber from synthetic.
Certain characteristics of natural amber
are:
a) That it floats on the surface
of salt water.
b) It leaves us with
a sense of heat when placed on the lips.
c)
If carefully burnt with the nose of a heated pin, it should
give off a beautiful aromatic smell depending on the tree
from which it was produced (pine).
d)
When rubbed against woolen material, amber
can draw towards it by form of magnetism small pieces of
paper.
e) If you would like to be
absolutely sure for the quality and the
approximate age of the amber, have it examined
with a spectrograph. |
| Amber Bead With Skeletal Remains |
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MAINTAINANCE
Natural amber is frail, and for this reason we should
be very careful with it and maintain it much like we would
take care of any other precious item. The craftsman that manufactures
the amber beads by passing the appropriate
varnish undertakes the first steps towards the protection
of amber. In addition, by selecting the proper
silk thread in order to keep the amber beads
in place to the worry bead instead of using
a metal chain which will rub internally with the precious
material.
The amber worry beads can be cleaned only
with lukewarm water and in no case should
they be cleaned with the help detergents or other chemical
cleaning solutions such as sprays, which are common in the
market. |
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Amber Beads |
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GUARANTEES
- METHODS OF PAYMENT
Most worry beads, jewels and objects
that you will find in <<THE AMBER>> Attica
Center of Worry Beads are hand-made.
They are distinguished for their design and quality of workmanship
but also for their extremely reasonable prices.
Each sale is accompanied with the appropriate documents
of authenticity and signatures to guarantee product genuineness.
All major credit cards and bank cheques are accepted. |
| Walking Stick with Head of Amber
and Silver |
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Name: Attica Center of Worry
Beads
Title: THE AMBER
Responsible: Nikos and Maria Dimitrelis
Address: Voulis 35, Athens
Zip: 105 57
Telephone: from U.S. 011.30210.33.19.135
Telephone: from E.U. 00.30210.33.19.135
Fax: from U.S. 011.30210.33.19.135
Fax: from E.U. 00.30210.33.19.135
E-mail: info@kompoloi.com
Web: www.kompoloi.com
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Hours of Operation:
Mon., Wed.& Sat. 9:00 - 15:00
Tue., Thur. & Fri. 9:00 - 20:30
Closed on Sunday
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Chess Board
Made of Amber with Leather Box |
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Necklace
Made of Amber |
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