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  2. Abnu šikinšu - Wikipedia

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    The stone of the middle heaven is described: "The stone whose appearance is like lapis-lazuli is named saggilmud-stone,” [2]: 11 The stone of the upper heavens is then described as “The stone whose appearance is red, covered with white and black patches is named (of) luludānītu stone. [2]: 10 "

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    Lily Gabriella's "Memphis Deco Pin," is crafted in 18-carat rose gold and platinum and features a 7.34 carat grey spinel cushion, princess cut pink sapphires and custom cut lapis lazuli (price on ...

  4. Lapis lazuli - Wikipedia

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    In ancient Egypt, lapis lazuli was a favorite stone for amulets and ornaments such as scarabs. Lapis jewellery has been found at excavations of the Predynastic Egyptian site Naqada (3300–3100 BC). At Karnak, the relief carvings of Thutmose III (1479–1429 BC) show fragments and barrel-shaped pieces of lapis lazuli being delivered to him as ...

  5. Perak (headdress) - Wikipedia

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    The perak is a symbol among the Ladakh of the rank and economic status of the woman wearing it. [1] Traditionally, the number of front-to-back rows of turquoise signified the status of the wearer: nine rows for the queen of Leh (the Ladakh capital), seven rows for the more modern aristocracy, five for the marvels, and three for the lower ranks.

  6. Priestly breastplate - Wikipedia

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    It is more likely that the term sappir referred to a mineral of similar color to sapphires and that the name gradually came to refer to the latter mineral on account of its color; scholars think the most likely candidate is lapis lazuli, a stone with a deep, ocean-blue color which was frequently sent as a gift to Akhenaten from Babylon.

  7. Birthstone - Wikipedia

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    [3]: 299 Practice became to keep twelve stones and wear one a month. [ 3 ] : 298 The custom of wearing a single birthstone is only a few centuries old, though modern authorities differ on dates. Kunz places the custom in eighteenth-century Poland , while the Gemological Institute of America starts it in Germany in the 1560s.

  8. Gemstones in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Lapis intaglio Polished lapis lazuli. Lapis lazuli - Hebrew סַפִּיר‬‎ sappīr, Greek σάπφειρος sappheiros, Latin sapphirus. Lapis was the fifth stone of the priestly breastplate (Exodus 28:18, 39:11), representing the tribe of Issachar. It is the seventh stone in Ezekiel 28:13 (in the Hebrew text, but occurring fifth in the ...

  9. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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    The most significant archaeological evidence comes from the Royal Cemetery of Ur, where hundreds of burials dating 2900–2300 BC were unearthed; tombs such as that of Puabi contained a multitude of artefacts in gold, silver, and semi-precious stones, such as lapis lazuli crowns embellished with gold figurines, close-fitting collar necklaces ...