There are two sources for Lapis. Afghanistan and Chili. The difference is there are little white ‘clouds’ in some pieces where as the Lapis that comes from Afghanistan sometimes has flecks of gold. The Egyptians used it in their jewelry and ground it into a paste and to be used as paint. When their murals are cleaned the colors they used are bright and lively.

Measures approximately 2” long from the top of the 14 karat gold fill ear wire.