Faceted Raw Blue Lapis Lazuli Earrings

brilliantly blue raw Lapis Lazuli earrings in teardrop form, with sterling silver ear wire Lapis Lazuli was among the most highly prized tribute paid to Egypt,  Referenced in the Old Testament as sapphire. Burial ornaments of Egyptian kings and queens were richly inlaid with Lapis. It was used extensively in scarabs, pendants, and other jewelry, and ground into powder for dyes, eye shadow, and medicinal elixirs metaphysical properties of Lapis: Buddhists recommended Lapis as a stone to bring inner peace and freedom from negative thought approximate overall length: 1 1/2" approximate dimensions of Ruby dangle: 7/8" x 3/8" weight: 4.4 g FREE SHIPPING WITHIN MAINLAND US!