43.69 Ct.Tw.Total Carat Weight Cabochon Lapis Pair from Afghanistan

Beneath a sky of remembered evenings, a pair of oval lapis stones arrive like two small moons, each bearing its own weight of blue, each holding the quiet thunder of ancient mountains. One stone rests at 21.13 carats, the other at 22.56 carats, both turned into smooth, cabochon domes that catch the light with a serene, almost liquid glow. The larger reads 19.98 by 15.11 by 8.33 millimeters, the companion at 19.88 by 15.11 by 8.69 millimeters, dimensions that promise presence without pretense. Their color intensity is vivid, a midnight blue brightened by oceanic veins that sometimes reveal themselves like confessions when the stone tilts. The polish is excellent, the surfaces mirror soft and deep, and these lapis are natural, with no enhancement, born of Afghanistan and carried to you with the care that a small miracle demands. When you hold them there is a weight of history and a whisper of raw, unaltered earth, a reminder that some treasures need only a patient hand and the right light to reveal their song.

Imagine these ovals set into a ring that frames a lifetime, a bezel that cups that perfect blue like a promise kept, or a delicate prong setting that lifts each cabochon into a place of honor above the band. Picture them as a matched pair of earrings, the gentle curve of each cabochon reflecting the pace of breath, or as cufflinks that anchor an evening with quiet opulence. They can anchor a pendant that hangs close to the heart, surrounded by a halo of tiny diamonds for contrast, or be set in rose gold to warm the blue into twilight. For a modern silhouette they suit a clean, minimal gold bar, or for a vintage feel they may sit within filigree and hand engraving, where the smoothness of the lapis balances ornate metalwork. Their opacity makes them ideal for inlay work, for mosaic settings, and for doublet designs where metal and stone play a private duet. Designers will find these stones forgiving and expressive, perfect for asymmetric compositions, for dual rings that mirror one another, for signet styles that become heirlooms. The cabochon cut reveals color and polish rather than internal sparkle, which makes these stones exceptional for pieces that speak through depth and tone rather than flash.

At The Natural Gemstone Company we celebrate the marriage of craftsmanship and provenance, and these Afghan lapis arrive with the clarity that every designer and dreamer seeks, natural and untreated. They invite customization in every language of jewelry, from the whisper of a simple stud to the grand conversation of a bespoke engagement piece, and our team stands ready to collaborate on metal choices, setting styles, and design sketches that honor the stones and the story you wish to tell. Choose silver to make the blue sing with cool light, choose yellow gold to draw out warmth and ancient echoes, choose rose gold to soften the palette into something intimately modern. We can propose bezel depths that protect, prong heights that display, and backings that allow the stone to sit comfortably against the skin. Let these lapis become a keepsake that records a moment, a pair that reads like a line of poetry, crafted to the scale of your hand and the geometry of your life. Contact The Natural Gemstone Company and allow us to help you imagine the setting that will carry these stones into the future, where they will age into memory and continue to shine with the same vivid clarity they carried from the mines of Afghanistan.