![]() ![]() ![]() Ultramarine was used by some of the most important artists of the Renaissance and Baroque, including Masaccio, Perugino, Titian and Vermeer, and was often reserved for the clothing of the central figures of their paintings, especially the Virgin Mary. īy the end of the Middle Ages, lapis lazuli began to be exported to Europe, where it was ground into powder and made into the pigment, ultramarine. It was used in the funeral mask of Tutankhamun (1341–1323 BC). Lapis beads have been found at Neolithic burials in Mehrgarh, the Caucasus, and as far away as Mauritania. Lapis was highly valued by the Indus Valley Civilisation (7570–1900 BC). Lapis lazuli artifacts, dated to 7570 BC, have been found at Bhirrana, which is the oldest site of Indus Valley civilisation. As early as the 7th millennium BC, lapis lazuli was mined in the Sar-i Sang mines, in Shortugai, and in other mines in Badakhshan province in modern northeast Afghanistan. Originating from the Persian word lazhuward meaning 'blue', lapis lazuli is a rock composed primarily of the minerals lazurite, pyrite and calcite. Lapis lazuli ( UK: / ˌ l æ p ɪ s ˈ l æ z( j) ʊ l i, ˈ l æ ʒ ʊ-, - ˌ l i/ US: / ˈ l æ z( j) ə l i, ˈ l æ ʒ ə-, - ˌ l i/), or lapis for short, is a deep-blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. Lapis lazuli in its natural state, with pyrite inclusions (specimen from Afghanistan)Ī mixture of other minerals, often including pyrite
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