Lapis lazuli is most often found in the mountains of Afghanistan.  Lapis is the latin word for stone, lazuli is arabic for blue.  It is a deep blue stone with golden inclusions of pyrite.  Lapis is regarded the world over as the stone of friendship and truth.  It was ground to a powder and used as eye shadow by Cleopatra.  These particular stones were cut in Germany by a german lapidary.  They are polished on the back and at the bottom of the front of each stone, the top is left unpolished and very organic looking.  I have used vermeil (22kt gold over sterling silver) spacers and 14kt gold filled beads in between each stone.  I have finished this collar with a hammered vermeil hook clasp.  Very unusual and unique collar style necklace indeed.  One of a kind.  ED21043

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