Gul Aab - Lapis Lazuli Brass Earrings

From the Gulzar collection by Orah Jewels and Crafts, Gul Aab is a pair of Lapis Lazuli earrings set in aged brass. The name translates to "flower water" or "rose water" in Urdu, referencing the combination of depth and delicacy in the stone's surface. At 1.9 inches, this is a longer drop than most pieces in the collection. It settles below the earlobe with presence that reads clearly without weight.

Lapis Lazuli used by Orah is sourced from Badakhshan, Afghanistan, a mountainous province that has supplied this stone to the world for more than seven thousand years without interruption. The color is a product of lazurite, a member of the sodalite mineral group, whose ultramarine tone is one of the most chemically stable blues in the natural mineral spectrum. The flecks of gold scattered across the stone's face are pyrite inclusions, iron sulfide crystals that formed simultaneously with the lazurite under high pressure in the calcium bearing metamorphic environment of Badakhshan's highlands. In high quality specimens, the pyrite reads as deliberate: gold against blue in a ratio that looks considered rather than incidental. The white streaking visible in some stones is calcite. No two pieces of lapis carry the same arrangement of these three minerals. Gul Aab, as a pair, is a combination that exists once.

The earring form in Gul Aab is a floral silhouette, a shape that references the name while keeping the design from becoming illustrative. The stone is the subject. At 1.9 inches, the drop sits between everyday and occasion wear, capable of both. The brass has an aged warm finish that anchors the blue without competing with it. The hook fitting is standard, designed for comfort across a full day of wear. This piece works with minimal and layered approaches equally.

Made at the Orah Jewels and Crafts facility in Lahore, Gul Aab is assembled by hand by Orah's artisans. Every piece of Lapis Lazuli used by Orah is sourced directly from Badakhshan through a supply relationship built over more than twelve years of working in Pakistan's gemstone trade. One pair.

Stone: Natural Lapis Lazuli (Badakhshan, Afghanistan)
Metal: Brass
Size: 1.9 Inches