LAPIS LAZULI SCARAB
Known as ‘Lajuart Riggi’ to the Afghans, the source of this lapis lazuli is ‘Sar-E-Sang, Badakshan’ Province in North East Afghanistan.
There are six mines in Afghanistan:
- Mardan-Y-Yau
- Mardan-Y-Due
- Mardan-Y-Say
- Mardan-Y-Char*
- Mardan-Y-Panj
- Mardan-Y-Shadh
*This lapis comes from the fourth mine
Carved from a solid block, the high pyrites content is what gives it solidity, lending itself well to the ancient skill of making boxes, obelisks and of course, this SCARAB. The SCARAB weighs 3.931 kilograms (8lbs 10 oz)
is 7.25 inches (18cm) long and 5.5 inches (14cm) wide.
For sale at US Dollars $7,500**
or equivalent in Euros or UK Sterling, **Postage and packing extra, dependent on destination.
Front left side view
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**Postage and packing extra, dependent on destination.
The scarab weighs 3.931 kilograms (8lbs 10 oz)
is 7.25 inches (18cm) long and 5.5 inches (14cm) wide.
The SCARAB is likely to have been
carved from
a block
about one metre cubed.
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