Lapis -Bead Size 5mm

99 Beads

5mm Diameter of each bead

Lapis most commonly refers to lapis lazuli, a vibrant deep-blue gemstone valued since antiquity for jewelry, ornaments, and historical pigments. The term derives from the Latin word lapis (meaning "stone") and the Persian lazhward (meaning "blue").

• Composition: It is an aggregate rock composed mainly of lazurite, calcite (which appears as white streaks), and pyrite (which gives it glinting, star-like gold flecks).
• History: Ground-up lapis lazuli was used during the Renaissance to create ultramarine, a highly prized and expensive blue pigment used by master painters