BC 1325 Medium sized Lapis pendant

WILLIE FAMILY For the past 45 years, the Willie Family has been making exquisite traditional silver and copper jewelry. They specialize in bracelets, pendants, rings, buckles and concho belts.  They work with highest grade stones. They reside just west of Albuquerque in To’hajilee, Lapis Lazuli – Mines in northeast Afghanistan continue to be a major source of lapis lazuli. Important amounts are also produced from mines west of Lake Baikal in Russia, and in the Andes mountains in Chile. Smaller quantities are mined in Pakistan, Italy, Mongolia, the United States, and Canada. It is a stone prized for its intense blue color. The name Lapis Lazuli comes from the Arabic word lazward, from which the word azure comes, which means blue. Ancient Romans used to call it "sapphires," which was subsequently applied to the blue variety of corundum we know today as sapphire. Navajo handcrafted pendant. Set in solid sterling silver and genuine lapis. Created Lonnie and Rudy Willie. Their design of the outside bezel with its triangle wire and its saw cuts make this pendant stand out from other pendants. Measuring 2" in total length with a setting measurement of 1"1/4 x 1". This is a medium sized pendant that is perfectly sized to wear on up to 8mm set of Navajo pearls.