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For over 6000 years, Afghanistan’s mountains have hidden one of the world’s most prized treasures: Lapis Lazuli... From the rugged Sar-e Sang mines in Badakhshan came this mesmerizing semi precious blue stone — the source of the pigment ultramarine. It's more than just a gem, it became a symbol of power, spirituality, and beauty. Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and beyond reserved lapis for royalty, priests, and the divine. It adorned the funeral mask of Tutankhamun, and centuries later, its powdered pigment created the radiant ultramarine blues of Renaissance masterpieces. Traded across great routes, lapis became known as blue gold — a shimmering thread connecting empires, art, and faith throughout human history. #drthehistories