VINTAGE STERLING SILVER MEXICO INLAY BRACELET SIGNED ATI Natural Lapis Lazu 28G

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VINTAGE STERLING SILVER MEXICO INLAY BRACELET SIGNED ATI Natural Lapis Lazu 28G:
$40.00

VINTAGE STERLING SILVER MEXICO INLAY STERLING SILVER BETWEEN GEMSTONE BRACELET SIGNED ATI Natural Lapis PERFECT 28 GRAMS 7 INCHES SAFETY CHAIN FOR ADDED PROTECTION BOX TONGUE CLICK CLASP 925 IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH THE offerDING STARTS AT .99Thereare few gemstones with as long and romantic a history as lapis lazuliBuy lapis lazuliLapis lazuli was one of the earliestgemstone materials. It was used for sacred amulets in ancient Egypt and by theAssyrians and Babylonians for cylinder seals. Historians believe that Cleopatraused powdered lapis for eye shadow. The ancient royal Sumerian tombs of Ur,located near the Euphrates River in Lower Iraq, contained more than 6,000beautifully executed lapis lazuli statuettes of birds, deer and rodents as wellas dishes, beads and cylinder seals.

Powdered lapis was also the source for the blue pigmentknown as ultramarine, used by painters from the Medieval period through theRenaissance. The synthetic version of ultramarine was discovered early in the19th century and the use of expensive lapis for pigments quickly declined.

Natural Lapis Lazuli GemstonesLapis is one of the fewgemstones that is a rock rather than a mineral. That is because lapis isnormally a mixture of 3 minerals; lazurite, calcite and pyrite. Lazurite, acomplex mineral containing sulfur, is the essential ingredient of lapis thatgives it its vivid blue color. Calcite is calcium carbonate, a white mineralresponsible for the white streaks in many specimens of lapis. Pyrite is ironsulfide, which is white-gold in color and lends lapis its distinctive glitter.