# Ruby or Pink Sapphire Surprise from the Lapis Lazuli Easter Egg

- By: Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920)
- By: House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
- Date: c. 1885–90
- Medium: gold, enamel, lapis lazuli, pearls, diamonds, rubies
- Classification: Miscellaneous
- Culture: Russia, St. Petersburg
- Credit line: The India Early Minshall Collection
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.436.c)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.436.c/1966.436.c_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This Easter egg, like the subsequent ones produced by Fabergé for the imperial family, contains a surprise when opened. In this case, the egg opens to display a yellow enameled cover, resembling an egg yolk, which then opens to reveal a tiny replica of the Russian imperial crown, containing either a ruby or a pink sapphire suspended on a chain.