Lapis Sterling Silver Pendant and Earrings.

This pendant is a gorgeous piece of hand crafted southwestern style jewelry. This pendant was made from shimmering Sterling Silver. The center of this sensational pendant is dressed with a hand cut oval cabochon of genuine Lapis. This sensational pendant has an elegant and traditional teardrop design. Non Indian made. Suspended from a complimentary chain, this pendant is 1-3/4". The matching French hook earrings are 1-5/8" long. Stamped Sterling. The matrix in the Lapis stones may slightly vary. The photo is an excellent representation of the one of a kind hand crafted pendant you'll receive.

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. Claims to origins of lapis lazuli range from Afghanistan and ancient Babylon to Peru and the Inca civilization. Regardless, those who wore lapis claimed that "power amulets" were formed when this beautiful stone was shaped into the form of an eye and ornamented with gold.