The Necklace of Creation - a powerful collection of precious objects representing the creation of our solar system, the advent of life on earth, and the major modern religions.

Arranged on a 22K gold chain (the lobster-claw clasp is 18K gold) are symbols of five of the world's great religions, along with amber containing insects from 30 million years ago, and a fragment of meteorite about 4 billion years old.

Combined weight of gold (22K & 18K) about 20g.

The pendants, from left to right in the photo: a piece of meteorite, a (outer case is 22K gold, Buddha figure is gold-plated) Buddhist amulet from Thailand, a 22K gold Hindu medallion from Singapore, a piece of Dominican Republic amber containing several preserved ants, an 18K gold Jewish Star of David from Tokyo, a 22K gold Christian medallion from the Philippines, and a 22K gold Islamic medallion with the Arabic character meaning "Allah" (the posts and jump rings are all 18K gold)

following are some pictures of the insects preserved in the amber, taken with a digital microscope at 50x

and at 200x