Uniquely Found — jewelry box

Lapis lazuli has been mined for centuries from a locality still in use today in the remote mountain valley called Kokcha, in Afghanistan. First mined 6000 years ago. the rock was transported to Egypt and present day Iraq and later to Europe. It was used for Jewelry and for ornamental stone boxes and accessories. European even ground down the rock into an expensive powder pigment for paints called ultramarine. In Today era, ultramarine is manufactured artificially. Afghanistan still produces the finest quality lapis lazuli. Introducing Intarsia Lapis Lazuli  with mother of pearls jewelry box also two sweet folk art silver &...

Khatam kari,  method is decorating the surface of wood, bone & metal pieces in geometric shape.  made with delicate pieces of wood , version of marquetry art forms.  created by Persian artists in Capital of Khatam, Isfahan, Iran, formerly (Persia). The art of crafting with common materials in the construction of inlaid wood articles, gold, silver, brass & aluminum, also twisted wire.  the design & construction of inlaid, highly elaborated process in each cubic centimeter, of inlaid works up to about 250 pieces of metal, bone & other delicate material, on different kind of woods laid side by side glued...