Carnelian and Lapis Lazuli Necklace Copper Bhaiṣajyaguru (Holding the medicine bowl

Bhaiṣajyaguru (Holding the medicine bowl

These delightful metal trunks were used to protect the surveyors' instruments and other equipment

Their unique spiral cut decoration gives them the look and feel of golden honey

Hand carved from natural jasper stone

finished with sterling silver detailing and hooks

Carnelian and Lapis Lazuli Necklace Copper Bhaiṣajyaguru (Holding the medicine bowlAntique Tibetan fluted carnelian beads are matched with Afghan lapis lazuli and sterling silver. The carnelian beads were collected by my father Bernard on one of his earliest buying trips to Tibet. Antique carnelian beads sourced in Tibet Natural lapis lazuli from Afghanistan Measurements: Length 49 cm