Classic Lapis Lazuli Graduated Bead Necklace 18" 47g GS196

Classic Lapis Lazuli Graduated Bead Necklace

The beautifully polished 6.2mm to 10.8mm natural Afghan Lapis beads are complemented with a pretty gold-tone decorative screw-on clasp. This classic graduated design measures 18 inches. Weight 47.0 grams.

Each bright blue Lapis bead displays the characteristic pyrite flecks and calcite.

Lapis Lazuli, Lapis for short, is a deep blue semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. Lapis lazuli was mined in the Sar-i Sang mines and other mines in the Badakhshan province in northeast Afghanistan as early as the 7th millennium BCE. It was used for the eyebrows on the funeral mask of King Tutankhamun (1341–1323 BCE).