Natural Afghanistan lapis lazuli - Virgin Mary stone - 925 silver clasp with gold plating - HIGH - Necklace

I am offering at auction a necklace made with natural Afghan lapis lazuli beads and a 925 silver clasp with gold plating.

Collar connfeccionado professionally in our workshop in Madrid (Spain).

.Todo el collar ha sido hilado a mano profesionalmente con nudos en cada cuenta. El hilo es mezcla de seda y algodón.

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 the power of God.

Lapis lazuli, for its deep blue color, has been associated with the sky and the celestial, which links 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, associated with purity and divine motherhood.

Material: Natural Afghan lapis lazuli - HIGH QUALITY
Color: Natural royal blue - NOT DYEING - NOT TREATED
Bead shapes: Cubic polished - VERY SPECIAL
Necklace bead size: approximately 8 to 6 mm
Necklace length: 132 cm - VERY LONG
925 silver clasp with gold plating - marked "925" - large and solid
Professionally hand-knotted string with knots at each bead
Quality silk and cotton blend thread
Gift box and protective pouch
The display bust measures 22 cm in circumference (not up for auction)

Lapis lazuli provides peace, calm, and serenity. It also relieves body stress; it harmonizes your mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical levels. It is responsible for providing greater clarity and self-awareness. It gives strength to emotions and thoughts.

Lapis lazuli stone features:
It is considered a semi-precious stone.
Its deep blue color is compared to the night sky. It also has golden and white specks.
Most of them are rounded in shape, however, they do not have a specific form.
Its composition is based on calcium silicate, which gives it its characteristic blue color; calcite and wollastonite contribute a grayish or whitish tone; and pyrite gives golden highlights.
It is a stone so strong that it ranks 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:
As for the properties of lapis lazuli and its functions, we find that it helps balance the body's main chakras.
It has the capacity to enhance dreams and physical abilities.
It provides peace, calm, and serenity, releasing body stress. It harmonizes mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical levels.
It is responsible for providing greater clarity and self-knowledge in people.

Properties for the Body:
Allows the development of knowledge, opening the mind and attracting wisdom.
It frees the body from a person’s insecurities, allowing greater communication.
Clears negative thoughts that weigh on us, while attracting positives.
Brings tranquility when solving problems.
Expands one’s perspectives.
Allows our spirit to rise during meditation.
Physical traumas are relieved by this stone.
Reduces vertigo.

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