Collane lapis lazuli, 21 cm polished blue freeform from Afghanistan. This piece weighs 2.3 kg and has a smooth finished face with gold pyrite flecks and pale vein lines.
Badakhshan has supplied this stone for more than 6,000 years. The same source fed ancient Egyptian work and later Renaissance pigments. This is a polished tumbled stone with a flat base, so it sits steady. The blue shifts a little in direct sun, and the surface feels cool in hand. It is the kind of mineral specimen collectors usually want to handle, not just display. Traditionally associated with clarity in some practices.
All photos are taken in natural sunlight.
━━━ Specifications ━━━
– Dimensions: 21 × 17 × 3 cm (8.3 x 6.7 x 1.2 in)
– Weight: 2300 g (81.1 oz)
– Material: lapis lazuli
– Origin: Afghanistan
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