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Old Earth Adornment

Lapis Lazuli + Ebony inlay plugs

Lapis Lazuli + Ebony inlay plugs

Regular price $60.00 USD
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Ebony wood plugs with Lapis Lazuli inlays. Mined as early as 7th century BC, Lapis can be found in Egyptian and Sumerian artifacts and was ground to make highly desirable "ultramarine" blue paint during the Baroque era. These cabochons are set in brass bezels and secured with a hardware setting to the wood. We use no adhesives or glue in our fine stone settings.


We use:

6mm lapis inlays for plug sizes 8mm (0g) to 11mm

8mm lapis inlays for plug sizes 12mm to 15mm

12mm lapis inlays for plug sizes 16mm to 22mm 

14mm lapis inlays for plugs 23mm to 26mm (1”)

The proportions of the stone to wood on the front faces will change depending on size, but we aim to keep the stone at half the overall diameter of not slightly larger. Note, smaller sizes will require a larger front flare to accommodate the stones


Carved and assembled here in our Richmond, Virginia studio.

Materials

We are very specific about the woods we use for our body jewelry, and only use woods that are known to be safe for wear in stretched body piercings. In the rare instance your body has an adverse reaction to organic wood jewelry please discontinue wearing the jewelry. And please, do not use wood jewelry to stretch your piercings.

Shipping & Returns

Each piece of jewelry is made to order. Please allow 2-3 weeks for jewelry to ship. Our jewelry arrives sealed in plastic, and we are unable to accept returns if the jewelry has been removed from that plastic.Please examine your jewelry carefully before removal.

Dimensions

We list our jewelry sizes in milimeters first then in fractions of inches. Because the metric to imperial conversion isn't perfect we will round up or down to the closest milimeter. If you would like to order in half milimeters please add that to our notes section at checkout. Our wearable lengths increase as the diameter of the jewelry increases. Our shop has a standard wearable length of each size that we have found works for most people. If you would like a custom wearable length please include that in our notes section at checkout. Wearable lengths are not the same as the total length of the jewelry.

Care Instructions

All of our jewelry is polished and sealed with a hard carnuba wax. Even so, wood is a porous organic material and can be damaged by water. Please do not allow your jewelry to get wet as it will damamge the finish and possibly raise the grain of the wood.

As wood jewelry is worn it will age, often that can be seen in the darkening or color shifting of jewelry. We recommend periodically wiping down your jewelry with a dry microfiber cloth. As you wear your jewelry it can also lose some of its luster. Buffing your jewelry is a good option to maintain its shine, as is oiling it from time to time with an appropriate skin safe oil (we recommend vitamin E oil)

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