ArtFire

This beautiful bracelet is made up of Lapis Blue dyed Jasper 15x20mm Puffy Rectangular dome beads and 4mm silver round beads. The bracelet measures 7" and is adjustable up to 7 3/4". It is closed with a lobster claw clasp. Please look at my listing for the matching earrings.

In ancient Egypt lapis lazuli was a favorite stone for amulets and ornaments such as scarabs; it was also used by the Assyrians and Babylonians for seals. Lapis jewelry has been found at excavations of the Predynastic Egyptian site Naqada (3300-3100 BC), and powdered lapis was used as eyeshadow by Cleopatra. In ancient times, lapis lazuli was known as sapphire, which is the name that is used today for the blue corundum variety sapphire. It appears to have been the sapphire of ancient writers because Pliny refers to sapphirus as a stone sprinkled with specks of gold. A similar reference can be found in the Hebrew Bible in Job 28:6. The Romans believed that lapis was a powerful aphrodisiac. In the Middle Ages, it was thought to keep the limbs healthy, and free the soul from error, envy and fear. It was once believed that lapis had medicinal properties. It was ground down, mixed with milk and applied as a dressing for boils and ulcers.

Lapis Blue dyed Jasper, 4mm silver round beads, lsilver plated obster claw clasp