Mehran Haar - Lapis Lazuli and Pearl Brass Necklace

From the Hala collection by Orah Jewels and Crafts, Mehran Haar takes its name from the Mehran River that runs through Sindh, the artery of a civilization that sustained itself on the mineral trade flowing through its valleys for millennia. The necklace is 43 inches long, a full statement length, strung with flame shaped brass motifs and arabesque filigree links that echo the interlocking geometry of Hala's shrine tilework. At its center hangs a pendant framed in brass, its symmetrical filigree pattern drawn directly from the mosaic vocabulary of Sindhi architecture.

The principal stones are natural Lapis Lazuli, sourced directly from Badakhshan, Afghanistan, the deposit that has supplied the world's finest lapis for over six thousand years. Lapis is a metamorphic rock composed of lazurite, which produces the deep indigo saturation, calcite, which softens and distributes the matrix, and pyrite, which appears as fine golden flecks across the surface. The proportion of these three minerals determines quality: stones from Badakhshan consistently achieve a high lazurite ratio with evenly distributed pyrite, a combination that other global deposits have not matched. Woven alongside the lapis are natural pearls, sourced from the Makran Coast in Balochistan. Pearl is calcium carbonate deposited in concentric layers around an irritant within a mollusc, its surface luster produced by the diffraction of light across these layers. The cool luminescence of pearl against the dense indigo of lapis is not a decorative choice made arbitrarily: the two materials have appeared together in South Asian and Islamic ornamental traditions for centuries because their optical contrast creates a composition that neither material achieves alone.

The necklace body is constructed in brass, called peetal in the Sindhi craft tradition, a metal chosen for its golden warmth and its ability to hold fine cast detail across filigree forms. The flame motifs are individually formed and linked so the necklace moves with the body rather than sitting rigid. At 43 inches, the pendant falls at the sternum, a length that works over both open necklines and layered traditional dress.

Made at the Orah Jewels and Crafts facility in Lahore. Orah Jewels sources its lapis lazuli directly from Badakhshan through a trade relationship built over twelve years, selecting stones by lazurite saturation, calcite distribution, and surface pyrite before cutting begins in Lahore. One piece.

Stones: Natural Lapis Lazuli (Badakhshan, Afghanistan) and Pearl (Makran Coast, Balochistan)
Metal: Brass
Length: 43 Inches