Nooria Hazara Lapis Silver Earrings

Silver and lapis

Inspired by the motifs found on Afghan Hazara embroidery, these stylish and intricate silver earrings are made to be worn alone or to complement the pendant in this collection.

Afghanistan was the source of lapis lazuli for the ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations, as well as the later Greeks and Romans.The best lapis lazuli is found in Badakhshan province in north-eastern Afghanistan and has been used for millennia in jewellery. The word lazuli is derived ultimately from the Persian lazhward, the name of a place where it was mined and which came to be associated with the stone and, eventually, with its colour.