3.23 Ct. Lapis from Afghanistan

Imagine a small, secret sea folded into stone, a cushion of azure that holds the hush of twilight. This 3.23 carat lapis, shaped in a gentle cushion form and masterfully tablet cut, lays flat like a quiet lagoon, its surface catching the eye with a vivid color intensity that feels almost like a piece of the night sky pressed into your palm. At 12.04 by 10.13 by 2.55 millimeters it has a presence that is intimate and assertive at once, a gemstone that sits close to the skin and whispers rather than shouts. The polish is excellent, a glossy finish that draws you into the blue, and because this lapis is without enhancement, its color and character arrive to you as the earth intended, honest and timeless. Sourced from Afghanistan, a birthplace of the finest lapis for millennia, this stone carries a lineage of ancient mines and old world craft, a romantic provenance that adds depth to any sentimental piece.

Let this blue lapis become the heart of your next design, a centerpiece for an engagement ring that speaks of quiet promises, or a pendant that rests over the heart like a memory. In the light it reads as a dense ocean, in the shadow it becomes a velvet sky, and in the hands of a jeweler it transforms into an heirloom. At The Natural Gemstone Company we cherish stones with stories, and this cushion lapis brings a narrative of place and patience, color and craft. I can envisage it set in warm gold to accentuate its depth, or in cool silver to suggest moonlight on water, each setting turning this tablet cut gem into a talisman of devotion. If you seek a gem that feels like a poem and will be worn like a promise, this lapis invites you to hold it, to imagine vows spoken beneath the stars, and to begin a new chapter wrapped in blue.