lapis lazuli

Lapis lazuli ring. Photo by Strangell. Licensed under CC By-SA 2.0.

Lapis lazuli with fine pyrite inclusions. Photo by Hi-Res Images of Chemical Elements. Licensed under CC By 3.0.

Rough lapis lazuli, Afghanistan. Photo courtesy of Ramin Habibi, Afghan Gemstones.

A rare, beautifully formed lazurite dodecahedral crystal (1.5 cm). © Rob Lavinsky, www.iRocks.com. Used with permission.

22K gold and 18K gold brooch featuring sixty-nine bezel-set lapis lazuli bricks. © Jonathan Lee Rutledge. Used with permission…

Dragon bowl by Gasparo Miseroni (ca 1518-1573), Milan, ca 1570. Lapis lazuli, gold, enamel, pearls and other gemstones. Now on display at the Kunsthistorisches…

22K gold and 18K gold cuff links with rough lapis lazuli rectangles and 0.28 ctw diamonds. © Jonathan Lee Rutledge. Used with permission.

18K gold earrings featuring fine lapis lazuli and diamonds. © Rosario Garcia Designs. Used with permission.

Stamp seal from Assyria or Mesopotamia, Neo-Assyrian (style), late 8th-7th century BCE. Lapis lazuli with calcite inclusions, from the Los Angeles…