Mehrsang - Lapis Lazuli Silver Ring

From the Mehr collection by Orah Jewels and Crafts, Mehrsang is built around a single rough piece of lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, held within textured sterling silver that extends and frames the raw character of the stone rather than refining it away.

Lapis lazuli from Badakhshan, Afghanistan is among the oldest traded gemstones in the world. Extracted from high altitude mines in the Hindu Kush, it traveled ancient trade routes to Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Rome, ground into pigment for the deepest blues in medieval painting and shaped into objects of ceremony across civilizations that had no contact with each other. The blue is not a surface quality. It reads from within the stone, a saturated mineral color produced by the lazurite content of the rock, with veins of white calcite and gold pyrite that form naturally during the geological process and are not removed in Mehrsang. The stone is presented in its rough state, which means the surface carries the texture of the original material rather than the polish of the lapidary wheel.

The textured silver setting adds a third layer of visual depth alongside the blue of the lapis and the gold of the pyrite. The detailing on the silver is worked by hand at the Orah Jewels facility in Lahore, an extension of the direct sourcing practice that runs through every piece in the Mehr collection. Mehrsang is a ring with presence. It is not a quiet piece. Made in Lahore. One ring.

Stone: Natural Rough Lapis Lazuli (Badakhshan, Afghanistan)
Metal: Sterling Silver
Size: US 8.5