Natural Afghan lapis lazuli - Virgin Mary's Stone - 925 Silver Closure - HIGH QUALITY - Necklace

I offer at auction a collar made with natural lapis lazuli beads from Afghanistan and a 925 silver clasp with gold plating.

Professionally crafted collar in our workshop in Madrid (Spain).

The entire necklace has been hand-woven professionally with knots at every bead. The thread is a silk-cotton blend.

In Christianity, lapis lazuli, with its intense blue color, is associated with Heaven and the divine. It has been used in religious iconography to represent purity, truth, and wisdom. It is also attributed protective properties and is linked to the figure of the Virgin Mary and God’s power.

Lapis lazuli, due to its deep blue color, has been associated with the sky and the celestial, which ties it to divinity and the presence of God in Christian tradition.

In primitive Christian iconography, lapis lazuli was considered the stone of the Virgin Mary, associating it with purity and divine motherhood.

Material: Natural lapis lazuli from Afghanistan - HIGH QUALITY
Color: Natural “Royal” blue - NOT DYED - NOT TREATED
Bead shapes: Cubic polished - VERY SPECIAL
Collar bead size: about 8 to 6 mm
Collar length: 148 cm - VERY LONG
925 silver clasp with gold plating - marked “925” - large and solid
Hand-stitched professionally with knots at each bead
Quality thread a silk-cotton blend
Gift box and protective pouch
The display bust measures 22 cm in circumference (not part of the auction)

Lapis lazuli brings peace, calm, and serenity. It also relieves body stress; it harmonizes your mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical levels. It provides greater clarity and self-awareness. It strengthens emotions and thoughts.

Characteristics of the Lapis Lazuli stone:
- It is considered a semi-precious stone.
- Its intense blue color is compared to the night sky. It also features golden and white specks.
- Most are rounded in shape, however, they do not have a specific form.
- Its composition is calcium silicate, which gives it its characteristic blue color; calcite and wollastonite add a grayish or whitish tone; and pyrite gives golden highlights.
- It is such a strong gemstone that it registers 5.5 on the Mohs scale.
- But it can dissolve if exposed to water for a long time.
Spiritually it is a very powerful stone.

Properties and benefits of Lapis Lazuli:
When it comes to the properties of lapis lazuli and its functions, we find that it helps balance the body’s chakras.
It has the ability to enhance dreams and physical abilities.
It brings peace, calm, and serenity, releasing stress from the body. It harmonizes mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical levels.
It provides greater clarity and self-knowledge in people.

Properties for the Body:
It helps develop knowledge, open the mind, and attract wisdom.
It frees the body from a person’s insecurities, allowing better communication.
It clears negative thoughts that trouble us, while attracting positives.
It brings tranquility when solving problems.
It broadens a person’s perspectives.
It allows our spirit to rise during meditation.
Physical traumas are alleviated by this stone.
It reduces dizziness.

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