Lapis Lazuli - Silver pendant on blue cord

Elegant pendant with a polished lapis lazuli sphere in rich midnight blue with the typical gold pyrite inclusions. The elaborate silver setting with floral crown finish at the top and bottom frames the stone like a precious reliquary. On a blue cord with adjustable sliding knot - infinitely adjustable in length, no clasp required. Handmade in a traditional Tibetan silversmith in Nepal.

Pendant approx. 26 mm · Circumference 56 cm, infinitely adjustable.

Lapis Lazuli is one of the oldest and most precious gemstones in the history of mankind. Its deep blue color with golden pyrite inclusions was regarded in Tibet, Egypt and Mesopotamia as an image of the starry sky. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, lapis lazuli is closely associated with the Medicine Buddha(Sangye Menla) - its body color is the deep blue of this stone. It is regarded as a stone of clarity, inner truth and spiritual wisdom and is said to calm the mind and strengthen intuition