lapis
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The boy king's gold-covered sarcophagus and his burial mask, inlaid with lapis lazuli, will take centre stage at Saturday's opening.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
The rare gold band, adorned with spherical lapis lazuli beads, dates back to the reign of King Amenemope, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt's 21st Dynasty who ruled from 993 to 984BC.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025
Other discoveries included semiprecious stones such as amber from the Baltics and lapis lazuli and carnelian from Mesopotamia and the northern Levant, according to Fischer.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2023
“Twice I’ve done fund-raisers where I sell lapis I already own and 100 percent of profits went to Women For Women in Afghanistan,” Ms. Ivy said a on a recent phone call.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022
The sun had set, but the western sky was the color of peach skin, while the sky over the ocean was a clear lapis blue.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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