Avari - Lapis Lazuli and Black Tourmaline Silver Earrings

From the Mehr collection by Orah Jewels and Crafts, Avari carries one of the most historically weighted stones in the world. Lapis lazuli sourced from Afghanistan's ancient mineral seams is set within a hammered sterling silver form, a pairing of raw geological depth and considered metalwork that references the civilization that gave this stone its name.

Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan is among the most prized in the world, extracted from the mountains of Badakhshan in a region that has supplied the stone continuously for over six thousand years. Its color, a dense, saturated blue threaded with veins of golden pyrite, is not replicated by any other material on earth. The blue does not sit on the surface; it reads from within, the way light enters deep water. The pyrite inclusions are not flaws. They are the record of the stone's formation, iron sulfide crystallizing alongside the lazurite under pressure and heat, and in Avari they catch light in the way a fleck of gold catches it at the edge of a dusk sky.

The hammered silver setting does not compete with the stone. It holds it. The texture of the metal softens reflection, drawing attention back to the depth of the lapis. Avari is a piece made for someone who understands the history behind what they wear — the stone that colored the robes in Byzantine mosaics, that was ground into ultramarine by Renaissance painters, that traveled the Silk Road as currency. At Orah Jewels, it is set in Lahore, cut and finished in our own facility, one pair at a time.

Stones: Natural Lapis Lazuli (Badakhshan, Afghanistan)
Metal: Sterling Silver
Drop Length: 2.4"