The hammered gold evokes the sun, the lapis lazuli the sea, the carnelian the blood and fire of life. |
You will need a solar stone, such as citrine, yellow topaz, carnelian or yellow tiger's eye. |
The young maid Venia braided the family's stone of carnelian into Suili's long auburn hair, a practice that made Suili frown. |
The berries are an unusual creation of repousse silver covered in enamel and interspersed with carved carnelians and Mexican opals. |
Emeralds, sapphires, and rubies would match the creamy whiteness of your skin, but I think carnelians would best match your hair. |
Other common stones are carnelians, which are a semi-opaque reddish orange, and turquoise from Iraq, which is sky blue. |