lapis
Azure gem, briefly
Lapis is shorthand for lapis lazuli, a deep blue semiprecious stone prized since antiquity for jewelry and pigment.
The intense blue of ultramarine paint originally came from ground lapis lazuli.
The necklace featured polished lapis beads.
In gaming contexts, lapis often refers to a blue mineral resource used for crafting or enchanting.
Deep blue from lapis
- azureLight sky tone
- cobaltElement twenty-seven
- sapphireBlue precious corundum
- indigoPlant-derived blue dye
cerulean · royal · navy · deep · vivid · intense · sky · brilliant
Deep blue from lapis
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- dyePigment for changing hues
- illuminationProvision of light
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
Renaissance · tempera · grinding · powder · oil · watercolor · gouache · palette
Tigris-Euphrates river region
- EgyptiansNorth African Arab nation's people
- SumeriansAncient southern Mesopotamian people
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
- pharaohsAncient Egypt's supreme rulers
Tutankhamun · Nefertiti · scarab · sarcophagus · hieroglyphics · artifact · antiquity · amulet
ultramarine
Deep blue from lapis
indigo · cerulean · royal · navy · deep · vivid · intense · sky · brilliant · rich
ultramarine
Deep blue from lapis
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- dyePigment for changing hues
- illuminationProvision of light
fresco · Renaissance · tempera · grinding · powder · oil · watercolor · gouache · palette · hue
Mesopotamia
Tigris-Euphrates river region
- EgyptiansNorth African Arab nation's people
- SumeriansAncient southern Mesopotamian people
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
pharaohs · Tutankhamun · Nefertiti · scarab · sarcophagus · hieroglyphics · artifact · antiquity · amulet · burial
necklace
Neck-worn ornament
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
- earringsJewelry worn on lobes
cabochon · inlay · brooch · ring · carving · polished · setting · clasp · strand · gemstone
lazurite
Blue silicate mineral
- pyriteBrass-yellow iron sulfide
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
- sodaliteSodium-bearing blue feldspathoid
flecks · veins · matrix · metamorphic · Afghanistan · Chile · specimen · formation · crystal · geology
- gemsdiamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, opal
- gemstone-derived termsruby red, emerald green, sapphire blue, amber, amethyst
- gemstonesdiamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, pearl
- Blue Gemssapphire, aquamarine, blue sapphire, tanzanite, blue topaz
- historic pigmentsochre, vermilion, ultramarine, indigo, madder
- Mediterranean colorsturquoise, terracotta, olive, azure, white