Name: Cleopatra Loved Lapis
Item#: X4384
Precious Metal: 14K Yellow Gold
Lapis Lazuli: 10mm round
Fresh Water Cultured Pearl: 6mm round
Measurement: 1″ or 25mm long
Chain: 18″ 14K Yellow Gold
Price: $345
Matching Earrings Available Here
Lapis A Big Deal in Egypt
Among the Pharos
Lapis Lazuli is an exotic gem composed of blue lazuli, tiny clouds of white calcite, and flecked with gold crystals of pyrite. The World’s finest Lapis comes from Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush high mountains over 2,000 miles away from Egypt’s Nile.
Egyptians loved Lapis. They made necklaces, earrings, and rings from Lapis. They made scarab amulets from Lapis. The gem protected the wearer in interpersonal relationships and helped heal broken hearts, maintain harmony, and balance the head and heart. The list of attributes for Lapis goes on and on. Lapis opens minds and provides enlightenment. Royalty used Lapis to enhance power and promote wisdom. It ramps up psychic abilities and inner vision. Lapis is a mineral that provides protection, prosperity, and abundant wealth. And finally, Lapis was prized for thousands of years in Egypt, where it was believed to lead the soul into immortality and open the heart to love. Clearly, anyone can see why Lapis was so popular for over 3,000 years.
Imagine 2,000 miles of desert. Imagine hot sands. Imagine thirsty, grumpy camels. Imagine no road maps, no GPS. Imagine the amount of peanut butter you’d need to bring between stops for sandwiches. The Egyptians did it to obtain blue Lapis Lazuli. Today, fine Lapis and its deep meaning is just a few days away.
It’s a long walk from the Nile to Afghanistan.
Imagine setting off across the desert for a year’s long journey to acquire a blue gem for your nation. Imagine doing this for 3,000 years.
To secure her blue Lapis Lazuli, Cleopatra had to send expeditions over 2,000 miles to Afghanistan. Today, with a click of a button and a credit card, it’s possible to have yours in a few days.
Cleopatra was into great theater. She had boats lit by torches that she would sail out on the Nile at night. Her personal theater, Blue Lapis eye shadow, Blue Lapis jewelry. She was a great performer and is remembered 2,000 years later for her attention to detail.
We are still in wonder about the architecture of ancient Egypt and the stonework and its precision which our modern machinery still cannot duplicate. We are baffled by the detailed sculpting and carving. For now, we simply accept the mystery. At this moment in history, we have no choice except to accept. They made nice jewelry too.
By the time Cleopatra was queen, Egypt had been securing Lapis from Afghanistan for over 2,000 years.
The Middle East is a warm, dry place. Expedition by camel was a long round trip from Egypt to Afghanistan and back to Egypt.
Egypt middle left – green.
Afghanistan middle right – yellow
Distance by Camel, 2,300 miles one way.
The blue of Lapis is magic.
