Lapis-Lazuli
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Kunz, George Frederick
Both in Babylonia and in Egypt, lapis-lazuli was very highly valued, and this is shown by the use of its Assyrian name (uknu) in poetic metaphor. Thus, in a hymn to the moon-god Sin, he is addressed as the “strong bull, great of horns, perfect in form, with long flowing beard, bright as lapis-lazuli.”118 This may remind us of the “hyacinthine locks” of classical literature.
Lapis-lazuli, “a blue stone with little golden spots,” was a cure for melancholy and for the “quartern fever,” an intermittent fever returning each third day, or each fourth day counting in the previous attack.119
JASPER PENDANT.
PIECE OF NATURAL LOADSTONE.
ARAGONITE PENDANT.
Aztec Mexican. Used to stanch blood.
Used in sixteenth century for medicinal purposes.
Used for votive purposes in Armenia. Field Museum, Chicago.