Gold and Lapis Lazuli Intaglio Earrings
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- Lapis Lazuli - Lapis lazuli is a semi-precious deep blue coloured stone, sometimes with gold inclusions, that has been used for thousands of years for jewellery, decorative items and decoration.
It is mined in Afghanistan, Siberia, Chile, USA and Burma. The mines in north-eastern Afghanistan are the largest source of lapis lazuli, and have been operating for over 6,000 years.
They were the source of the stone for the ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilsations. - Intaglio - A term used to define a method of decoration most common in glassmaking and jewellery which involves engraving, carving or moulding an image into the background, leaving an impression, and leaving the top surface of the item flat, the opposite to relief carving, and also know as counter-relief.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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earrings, gold
- gold and diamond drop / pendant 3,325
- gold and diamond of stud design 2,800
- gold, other 3,470
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earrings, set with
- intaglio cut 10
- lapis lazuli 90
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