LAPIS LAZULI CABOCHON OVAL - AFGHANISTAN

A FINE QUALITY LAPIS LAZULI CABOCHON DISPLAYING THE CHARACTERISTIC DEEP AZURE BLUE GROUND WITH GENEROUS PYRITE INCLUSIONS THROUGHOUT, CREATING THE DISTINCTIVE GOLDEN SPECKLED APPEARANCE PRIZED BY COLLECTORS AND JEWELLERS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MATERIAL: NATURAL LAPIS LAZULI
- FORM: POLISHED OVAL CABOCHON
- COLOUR: DEEP ROYAL BLUE WITH BRIGHT PYRITE FLECKING
- WIDTH: 3.2 CM
- DEPTH: 2.4 CM
- ORIGIN: AFGHANISTAN (TRADITIONAL SOURCE OF FINEST QUALITY LAPIS)

CONDITION: EXCELLENT. THE CABOCHON EXHIBITS A SMOOTH, WELL-POLISHED SURFACE WITH BRIGHT LUSTRE. PYRITE INCLUSIONS ARE EVENLY DISTRIBUTED AND VIBRANT. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, SURFACE SCRATCHES, OR EVIDENCE OF REPAIR. THE STONE SHOWS NO SIGNS OF HEAT TREATMENT OR ARTIFICIAL ENHANCEMENT BEYOND STANDARD POLISHING.

NOTES: THIS SPECIMEN IS CATALOGUED AS H3617 WITH ASSOCIATED REFERENCE NUMBERS 83.2CT AND 45228. SUITABLE FOR JEWELLERY SETTING, DISPLAY, OR COLLECTION PURPOSES. THE QUALITY AND SIZE MAKE THIS AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF NATURAL LAPIS LAZULI SUITABLE FOR CONTEMPORARY OR TRADITIONAL APPLICATIONS.

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