SOLD. Polished Discs Lapis Lazuli, Silver Earrings

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$110.00

SOLD. Polished Discs of Lapis Lazuli, excellent ultramarine deep blue, origin the rugged high country of north-east Afghanistan, each disc characteristically included with constellations of pyrites, the discs approx 16mm round.
In earrings created in Sydney, all of handworked Sterling Silver
37mm total eardrop length.

Note, the classic Lapis deep blue of these discs is brighter, more lively, than shown in the image. The natural saturated ultramarine of this gemstone can be difficult to capture.

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Polished Discs of Lapis Lazuli, origin the inhospitable mountainous region of north-east Afghanistan, the ancient source for this gemstone rock. Lapis found its way down into the realm of Ancient Egypt thousands of years ago, to be cut and used in jewellery and inlay work. The number of times each roughly woven bag of the blue rock would have changed hands en route from Afghanistan’s high country to the Nile! And each time there would have been a mark-up in price; the largest shares in the profits of the trade routes usually went to the families which controlled the large caravanserais.