Simply charming! This tiny sterling silver heart pendant is accented with a milky yellow butterscotch amber stone. On a sterling silver bail. (Dim: 12mm heart with 8mm bail). For thousands of years people have been fascinated by amber. It represents luck, healing, strength, and protection. Through the ages amber has been worn as an amulet, used for barter and burned as incense. It has adorned both queens and peasants. Amber is fossilized tree resin from the Pinus Succinifera, which lived 40 to 60 million years ago. The ancient people of Europe believed it was petrified bits of the sunset and the ancient Chinese thought amber contained the soul of the tiger, which is a mighty symbol in Chinese folklore.