Six-millimeter lapis lazuli beaded bracelet in 18K yellow gold over sterling silver from Turkish artisan craft - the bracelet where genuine lapis lazuli beads are set in warm gold over sterling in a Turkish-crafted format. Lapis lazuli's deep ultramarine blue with characteristic gold pyrite inclusions has been mined in Afghanistan and prized across the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern world for over 6,000 years - making it as natural a material choice in Turkish jewelry as any stone in the tradition. Turkish artisan craftsmanship in warm 18K gold over sterling.