Belt-hook carved in lapis lazuli. Chinese belt-hook carved on a piece of rough lapis lazuli from Badakhstan. Lapis lazuli (sodium calcium aluminum sil

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Belt-hook carved in lapis lazuli. Chinese belt-hook carved on a piece of rough lapis lazuli from Badakhstan. Lapis lazuli (sodium calcium aluminum silicate sulphur sulphate) is a rich blue opaque and semi-precious stone.

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Size: 3601px × 4854px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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