Blue Fish

Sale Price:  $35.00
 
An eighteen and a half-inch (18) necklace of faceted Lapis Lazuli with blue crystals gold spacer beads. Venetian glass, centered with an antique gold “wheel.” Finished with a large, fancy, gold-tone toggle clasp. 412 carats.
 
Lapis lazuli value is determined exclusively by color. A deep, intense, blue with violet tones would be at the apex. In the Renaissance period, Lapis Lazuli stone was often ground and used to create blue paint. In powdered form, the stone was also used in blue eyeshadows in Ancient Egypt, most famously by Cleopatra. Lapis Lazuli crystal was also used to adorn burial sites for royalty, and King Tut’s sarcophagus was said to have been decorated with Lapis Lazuli stones. Besides resembling the blue eye shadow, he wore, the Lapis Lazuli meaning was believed to help guide souls into the afterlife.