Vintage Lapis Lazuli beads and sterling silver earrings (925).
These earrings are created with round lapis beads who have a working that recalls the earth meridians, and finished with 2 small crystal pearls.
The earring itself is composed of a single molded pin with wreath in sterling silver.
The beads measure cm. 2 (1.4 inches).
The earrings measure cm. 3.5 (1.4 inches) in length including earwire.
*** Lapis is formed by contact metamorphism which occurs deep below the earth's surface. This natural process occurs when magma finds its way deep into cracks in the earth's crust; the intense heat of the fluid causes chemical changes in the rock surrounding the intrusion creating such beautiful stones as Lapis Lazuli. Lapis has a long history and has been considered valuable to peoples around the world for centuries. Today Lapis remains of aesthetic value as well as metaphysical.
Lapis was originally used by the Assyrians, Babylonians and the Egyptians. The Romans also considered Lapis to be an aphrodisiac. Lapis was highly praised by Pharaohs in Egypt as a mystical stone as well as a useful rock for making sculptures, jewelry and carvings because of its excellent ability to take a polish.
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