MEANING

Truth & good fortune

LORE & HISTORY

Inlaid in Tutankhamun’s golden mask; ground to powder it became ultramarine, the pigment prized by painters like Vermeer.

CARE

Soft and porous; avoid water, acids and ultrasonic cleaning.

Meanings and lore reflect widely known traditions and are not claims of effect. Hardness and mineral group are standard mineralogy — About our data