Silver pendant " Pierre d'azur" . Silver, Topaz,lapis lazuli

Silver pendant " Pierre d'azur" . Silver, Topaz,lapis lazuli .
For me lapis lazuli is always the sky. Stormy, juicy, a little unsettling. Deep and boundless . At the same time heavy and inviting up . Expensive. Smoothly tending upward - into space, to the stars....

A beautiful bright blue stone, like the dark southern sky strewn with Golden stars, has been used by man since ancient times.As an ornamental stone, it has been known since the IV Millennium BC . in Assyria, Babylon, and Egypt, it was considered one of the most expensive stones and served as a measure of value. According to biblical legend, the "laws of Moses" were carved on boards of lapis lazuli, from the same stone was made a figure of the Egyptian goddess of truth Maat, which was worn on the chest of the chief justice of Egypt.
"And it seems that the spots on the azure –
Traces of a recent storm,
Or in stone the snow squall is perpetuated,
Leaving a network of potholes and cracks..."