Lapis lazuli is a rich blue semi precious stone sometimes flecked with gold In medieval India it was...........

Ancient and Medival History Sultanate Period

Lapis lazuli is a rich blue semi-precious stone sometimes flecked with gold. In medieval India, it was used in ornaments and official seals. Where the stone was usually sourced from?

Java

Northern Afghanistan

China

Western Ghats, India

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Explanation:

The main source in the ancient world was the mountains of Badakshan, northern Afghanistan, from where it was traded widely. Lapis lazuli was used as inlay in ornaments, jewellery, seals, etc Today mines in northeast Afghanistan and Pakistan are still the major source of lapis lazuli. Important amounts are also produced from mines west of Lake Baikal in Russia, and in the Andes mountains in Chile. Smaller quantities are mined in Italy, Mongolia, the United States and Canada. It was used by some of the most important artists of the Renaissance and Baroque, including Masaccio, Perugino, Titian and Vermeer,