Lapis lazuli's intense blue color, often flecked with golden pyrite bits, has been associated with the heavenly realms throughout time. Kateri Quandelacy Sanchez's Corn-Maiden is carved from lapis lazuli with pyrite inclusions that look like shooting stars that connect us to the cosmos. Facial features are from golden gold lip shell incised and filled with jet paste. A red coral cabochon is inlaid. About 1 3/8" tall, 1" wide and 3/8" deep.