Polished Lapis Lazuli Freeform, 78g, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

A slim 78g freeform

This polished Lapis Lazuli freeform from Badakhshan, Afghanistan is a small piece. It’s 8.0 cm long and 3.5 cm wide, and it is thicker than it looks at 2.2 cm. The lines are rounded and flowing. The lazurite is deep royal blue and fine-grained, with a smooth polish on the faces.

What you’ll notice

A fine dusting of gold pyrite sits across the blue. It’s a light pattern and not heavy veining, so the stone reads mostly blue with gold flecks. It is the right size for a shelf, a cabinet or a desk. It can also be shown on a miniature easel stand, or laid flat.

Picking a polished piece

If you’re deciding between polished and raw Lapis, our guide on how collectors choose between rough and polished will help. For help judging pyrite and spotting dyed stone, read the Afghan Lapis Lazuli buying guide.

More polished Lapis

Other pieces are in our polished stone collection. The full range of Lapis is in the Lapis Lazuli collection.