Contemporary Inlaid Lapis, Jet, Turquoise, Coral Sterling Silver Earrings Signed.

These earrings have a brilliant contemporary design. This pair features a beautiful Inlaid design made from hand cut stones of Turquoise, Jet, Lapis and other mixed stones. These earrings has been set against the brilliance of shimmering Sterling Silver. What a great combination of stones! These earrings measure 1-1/4" in length. Stamped Sterling and signed by the artist.

Lapis lazuli is a beautiful opaque stone ranging in color from a deep blue to denim. Lapis lazuli can be made of several minerals besides lazurite, namely sodalite, hauyne, calcite (white streaks), and pyrite (metallic streaks or flecks). Stones that are deep blue with small patches of pyrite and calcite are considered the most valuable. The ancients believed that divine favor and success came to those wearing Lapis. It was largely reserved for royalty and was highly prized by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt, as can be seen by its prominent use with gold in many of the treasures recovered from pharaonic tombs. It is still extremely popular today.