Amber Distaff

3D Model

Object and 3d Modelling Information

• Amber Resin Origin: Coast near Kaliningrad, Russia
• Discovered: Stein, Netherlands in the second century A.D.
• Material: Amber
• Size: 20 cm in length
• Capturing: Canon EOS 80D
• Processing: Agisoft Metashape Professional Software, Adobe Photoshop
• Created by: Nicole Schanzmeyer and Orla Barr

About the Object

The 3-D model above depicts a distaff consisting of 24 amber discs that was found in a coffin along with cremated remains dating back to the 2nd Century A.D. in the Limburg province. Amber objects in this region have been dated from the Roman period onward. The distaffs have mostly been retrieved from the graves of the wealthy. They represent the life span of mortals and were left as an offering to allow the continuation of a person’s life thread in the afterlife.

Theme: Religion