As a specimen of the more common formula on these tablets, a lapis lazuli tablet of Nippur may be chosen.
On the day of Tammuz, play for me on the flute of lapis lazuli, together with the lyre[1187] of pearl play for me.
The process of extracting the blue was made easier if the lapis lazuli was first calcined by heat.
Under his feet was like a paved work of sapphire{or, lapis lazuli} stone, like the skies for clearness.
Vasari mentions two cups ordered by Duke Cosmo, one cut out of a piece of lapis lazuli, and the other from an enormous heliotrope, and a crystal galley with gold rigging was made by the Sanachi brothers.
Lapis lazuli, malachite, and jasper were used largely, as well as bloodstones, onyx, and Rosso Antico.
Nicolo Avanzi is reported as having carved a lapis lazuli "three fingers broad" into the scene of the Nativity.
And the child came upon her hands, as a child of a cubit; its bones were strong, the beauty of its limbs was like gold, and its hair was like true lapis lazuli.
Then the child came upon her hands, a child of a cubit; its bones were strong, the beauty of its limbs was like gold, and its hair was like true lapis lazuli.
And the child came upon her hands, a child of a cubit; its bones were strong, the beauty of its limbs was like gold, and its hair was like true lapis lazuli.
Lapis lazuli is brought in to the name of the queen of Ramessu VI.
This, therefore, is a strong corroboration that the sapphire of the ancients was our lapis lazuli, and appears to be the first certain mention of real ultramarine.
And while Gudea was gazing he seemed to see a second man who was like a warrior; and he carried a slab of lapis lazuli and on it he drew out the plan of a temple.
And the second man, who was like a warrior and carried the slab of lapis lazuli, was the god Nindub, and the plan of the temple which he drew was the plan of E-ninnû.
The temple itself is described as, being like the crescent of the new moon, or like the sun in the midst of the stars, or like a mountain of lapis lazuli, or like a mountain of shining marble.
Anu had devised and made for her (and said) "These gods, by my lapis lazuli necklace I shall not forget.
The stones most frequently used were lapis lazuli, carnelian, jasper and garnets.
Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire{or, lapis lazuli} stone; and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.
Rodolph took from the table the chain of the Chouette, and pointing to the little Saint Esprit of lapis lazuli said, in a threatening voice: "Sacrilege!
This Stele was a great slab of lapis lazuli, cut all over with hieroglyphic figures of small size and of much beauty.
We took with us the Stele of lapis lazuli, whose graven record was coloured with vermilion pigment.
For ornament in her hair she wore an old Egyptian jewel, a tiny crystal disk, set between rising plumes carved in lapis lazuli.
Subhadra, hurled with the might of his arms at Salya himself that very dart of great effulgence, decked with stones of lapis lazuli.
The son of Vikartana, then desirous of slaying Bhimasena, seized a dart whose shaft was adorned with gold and stones of lapis lazuli.
And Bhimasena's standard, bearing the device of a gigantic lion in silver with its eyes made of lapis lazuli, looked exceedingly resplendent.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lapis lazuli" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
