Custom Lapis Lazuli Chunk Choker Necklace

Overall Length: 17.5″
Hand knotted custom cut lapis lazuli chunk gemstone bead necklace with sterling silver hinged safety clasp and focal beads. The stone of royalty, ancient lapis lazuli was used in art, medicine and spirituality. The gold pyrite presence in it adds further mystery in it gold flecks. Egyptians viewed lapis as more valued than gold because of its perceived protective qualities. Did you know that Renaissance painters like, Michelangelo, Titian, Vermeer used ground lapis together with oils to make their beautiful ultramarine blues?