Lapis Lazuli set, 65lb slab with Three 3" Diameter Spheres 3lb each.

Description

Own a piece of material used for over 6,500 years amongst Kings and Pharaohs. From priceless artifacts, like Tutankhamun's burial mask, to fine jewelry, lapis lazuli has been used for many occasions.
The gem was treasured by the ancient civilizations of not only Egypt, but Mesopotamia, China, Greece, and Rome as well. They valued it for its vivid, exquisite color, and prized it as much as they prized other blue gems like sapphire and turquoise.
For thousands of years, lapis has been fashioned to show off its rich, dark color. Typically, lapis used in jewelry has been cut into cabochons, beads, inlays, and tablets. But lapis lazuli's use has never been limited to jewelry alone. It's also a popular carving material. Throughout its history, lapis has been fashioned into practical objects, including game boards, bowls, dagger handles, hair combs, and amulets.
These particular pieces come from Badakshan, a province in present-day Afghanistan; a forbidding wasteland of mountains, bare of any vegetation. The sheer mountain faces rise as high as 17,000 feet, and are scored with treacherous ravines. Humans make their way there to seek one thing only: the azure treasure that is fine lapis lazuli.
Currently, what lapis is in circulation, is what we all will be able to enjoy, as the mines are currently off limits.
The free standing slab weighs 65 pounds. It's height is 21 inches, width is 12 inches and thickness is 5 inches.
The 3 spheres weigh 3 pounds each. Their diameter measures 3 inches.