Lapis Earrings with Sawcut Details

Lovely, native-made dangle earrings in oval-shaped, "denim lapis" set in highly polished sterling silver. The beautiful mottled blue and white matrix of the stones is complemented by the hand sawed silver details fanning around the simple bezel setting.

Measures: 7/8" x 5/8" Mounting with a 1/2" dangle.

Stone: Lapis Lazuli – Mines in northeast Afghanistan continue to be a major source of lapis lazuli. 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.