Sterling Silver & Lapis Collar Pendant Set
 
Simple adornment with a beautiful pop of color.  Looks amazing with a crisp white shirt and pair of jeans or shorts.  Not heavy, so very comfortable on the neck all day.  Bead and rope accents highlight the amazing vivid blue of the lapis stone.  Hand crafted and in excellent condition with NO chips or cracks to stones and NO dents or cracks to metal work.  A perfect quality gift for that special lady that won't break the bank.
 
Solid Sterling (stamped)
Hand Crafted Maker's Mark
Natural Lapis
Pendant - 4 cm tall x 3 cm wide
Collar - 16" inch Length
11.60 grams
 
Natural Lapis, NOT synthetic that is found in most new retail costume jewelry pieces. 
 
A stone of protection that may be worn to guard against psychic attacks, Lapis Lazuli quickly releases stress, bringing deep peace.  It brings harmony and deep inner self-knowledge.  Encourages self-awareness, allows self-expression and reveals inner truth, providing qualities of honesty, compassion and morality to the personality. Stimulates objectivity, clarity and encourages creativity.  Lapis Lazuli assists to confront and speak one’s truth and inspires confidence.  It bonds relationships, aiding in expression of feelings and emotions.
 
Lapis Lazuli boosts the immune system, purifies blood, lowers blood pressure, cooling and soothing areas of inflammation.  It alleviates insomnia and vertigo, and overcomes depression.  Lapis Lazuli benefits the respiratory and nervous systems and the throat, vocal cords, and thyroid, cleanses organs, bone marrow and thymus.  
 
In Ancient Egypt, it was used in cosmetics for thousands of years. It was even said that Michelangelo used lapis lazuli in powder form for blue pigments to color the frescoes in his Sistine Chapel.