lapis lazuli

Examples of lapis lazuli in the following topics:

• Sculpture in Mesopotamia

  • The head consists of a gold "face," lapis lazuli (a blue precious stone) "fur," and shell "horns."
  • The lapis lazuli, shell, red limestone decoration, and the head of the bull are original.
  • The eyes are lapis lazuli and shell.
  • The beard and hair are lapis lazuli.

• Illustrated Books in the Early Middle Ages

  • However, the pigments for the illustrations, which included red and yellow ochre, green copper pigment (sometimes called verdigris), indigo, and lapis lazuli, were very costly and precious.
  • They were imported from the Mediterranean region and, in the case of the lapis lazuli, from northeast Afghanistan.

• Indus Valley Civilization

  • Raw materials found only in distant regions, such as lapis lazuli and steatite, were imported for artistic use.

• Architecture in Mesopotamia

  • The gate, now in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, was lavishly decorated with lapis lazuli complemented by blue glazed brick.

• The Parthenon

  • Metope from the south side of the Parthenon, of a Lapis and a Centuar.

• The Acropolis

  • Metope from the south side of the Parthenon, of a Lapis and a Centuar.