Serial Number: RB 0419
Status: Display
Description:
This blue Afghan lapis lazuli Arabic beads is composed of 135 beads in faceted round shape. The bead size measures 12 x 16 mm, 42 cm in length, and weighs 147.8 grams.
Lapis lazuli or simply lapis is a blue metamorphic rock that has been used by people as a gemstone, sculpting material, and ornamental material for thousand of years. Unlike most gems, lapis is not a mineral. Instead, it is a rock composed of multiple minerals. The blue color of lapis lazuli is mainly derived from the presence of lazurite, a blue silicate mineral of the sodalite group.
