Eye Stone
Eye Stone
Does anyone know what the blue stone in Egyptian jewelry is ?
I have a necklace from Egypt and it has a blue stone with an eye inset. Hope someone can tell me what the stone is called.
As mentioned by the previous responders, lapis lazuli or turquoise are the most likely actual stones to be a part of your necklace. While lapis lazuli is not actually found in Egypt it was popular in ancient Egypt and so has continued to be popular for jewelry sold to tourists. Turquoise comes primarily from the Sinai (or did in ancient times) and so was/is also a popular stone.
There is a possibility that what you have is not a stone but a material called faience. It's a quartz frit based substance that is fired and produces a glaze. Depending on other additives it can be blue, green, red, etc. Blue or blue-green were very popular colors for faience in ancient Egypt and a number of faience objects were produced including amulets, inlays, statuettes, vessels, etc. Materials that imitate faience are also popular in modern jewelry.
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About the Author:
President and Founder of My Stone Company. Born in Florida, Cathy grew up in Columbus, Georgia. She graduated with a BA Honors in Journalism from the University of Texas, where the emphasis of her studies was in photojournalism. After studying commercial photography at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Cathy moved abroad to Israel where she has been for the past 23 years. Prior to forming My Stone Company in 2005, Cathy specialized in food and portrait photography
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