lazuli

“And also no lapis lazuli. And absolutely no...,” he continues his message before, screaming, “chicken jockeys!”

It is made of silver, lapis lazuli, malachite and pink coral.

Several mineral supply chains have even helped finance repressive military regimes or terrorist groups, like jade and rubies from Burma and lapis lazuli from Afghanistan.

The gothic-style brooch — composed of silver, lapis lazuli, malachite and coral — is now by far the most prized piece in her modest collection.

Moreover, could it have functioned as a sacred cemetery for nomadic travellers, considering that the closest source of lapis lazuli found in these graves likely traces back to distant Afghanistan?