Lapis lazuli Crystal Mineral Specimen
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Item Info
Item No: foc0000227
Title: Lapis lazuli Crystal Mineral Specimen
Media Type:
Realia
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
Lapis Lazuli has been mined from Badakhshan, Afghanistan since the 7th millennium BC. The word "lapis lazuli" is derived from the latin word “lapis” meaning “stone” and the Persian word “lazhuward” meaning “blue.” Lapis lazuli produces a pigment known as “ultramarine” which means “beyond the sea.” The pigment was so named because Europeans imported the mineral overseas from Afghanistan for use in painting and printing in blue ink.
Country: Country:Afghanistan
Region/County:Badakshan
Call Number: Traveling Treasures
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