“The ancient Egyptians are well known for using minerals such as chrysocolla and {{w|lapis lazuli}} to produce enamels... They had a word for such products, ari-kat, meaning man-made or synthetic. ...[T]he highest spiritual influence was attributed to stone. ...{{w|carnelian}} and other red stones represented the blood of {{w|Isis}} ...Lapis lazuli was associated with daybreak. Chrysocolla was associated with ...the "First Time" event of Creation. ...[M]inerals and rocks had divine properties in a world where all of nature was revered.”