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Piece # 294 "A Show of Faith"
A Zoria's Creation. Krista DeSelms © 2013

This stone came from my good friend Krystee Gniot which she cabbed for me as a gift to my Mother. I have two smaller pieces I have yet to wrap for matching earrings. :)

Lapis Lazuli wrapped in round Gold Filled wire.

Lapis Lazuli often referred to as Lapis is a stone that has been popularly used in jewelry since the ancient times of Egypt, Persia, Greece and Rome. It’s completely opaque appearance often includes flecks of pyrite that shimmer in the stone like stars in a night sky. The most expensive Lapis stones have no pyrite with the truest deep hues of blue. Being one of the only truly ultramarine hues in ancient times Lapis was often crushed and mixed for pigment used for painting. Lapis was used in some of the most famous paintings in the world today including Girl with the Pearl Earring (1665) by Johannes Vermeer and many paintings of the Madonna such as Madonna and Child (1485) by Filippino Lippi. Even further back in the past Lapis Lazuli was using in the coloring of the Egyptian funeral mask of Tutankhamun (1341-1323 BC). Not only was this significant gemstone used for jewelry in ancient times but in monumental paintings and ceremonious masks for pharaohs. 


Gold Filled Wire is not the same as Gold Plated. Gold Filled is an actual layer of gold pressure bonded to a base metal. Gold Filled Wire has over 100% more gold than Gold Platting does. Gold Filled is much more valuable, won't chip away and is more tarnish resistant than plated. Anyone who can wear Gold can wear Gold Filled without worries of allergic reactions to the jewelry.

In the notation 14/20 the 14 refers to the gold being 14k and the 20 refers to the law that to be labeled "Gold Filled" the weight of the wire has to be 1/20th gold. All Zoria's products that have Gold Filled wire is at least 14/20 quality or better.


Yes, I do custom work.

:butterfly: Krista

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1280x1920px 154.04 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot SX110 IS
Shutter Speed
1/30 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Dec 14, 2013, 4:56:32 PM
Sensor Size
2mm
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