“Whole economies were built around it,” said Aja Raden, author of “Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession and How Desire Shapes the World.” Also called lapis lazuli, or “blue stone,” this hot ...

American folklore and tribal jewelry traditions from around the world. Lapis lazuli inlay is housed in brass, in a crescent moon motif that commonly symbolizes fertility. The label has a strong ...

The jewelry, inlaid with turquoise and lapis lazuli, belonged to Queen Hetepheres ... Karin Sowada of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, was published in the Journal of Archaeological ...

Think: a pair of $23 shoulder-grazing floral earrings from Zara ... which is set with an intense shade of lapis lazuli. This stone, traditionally associated with royalty, can be yours for $ ...