Ancient Mix: Lapis & Turquoise; Silver Earrings

$85.00

Ancient mix of Afghani Lapis Lazuli and Persian Turquoise, favourite gemstones combination of the ancient world, in earrings of Sterling Silver handmade Sydney.
Both the sky-blue Turquoise and the ultramarine Lapis Lazuli are of their natural colours, undyed and untreated.

45mm total eardrop length, the handcut Afghani Lapis discs 18mm across.

Category: Lapis Lazuli.

These two gemstones, Turquoise and Lapis Lazuli, have been appreciated since ancient times, and the sources of these gemstones now are the same as four thousand years ago: the Khorasan region of north-east Persia for Turquoise, and, about four days serious driving east, the north-east corner of Afghanistan for Lapis.
The little Turquoise beads handcut in Khorasan, the Lapis discs handcut in Peshawar. All four beads natural colour, undyed, untreated.

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