[2] The egg exterior primarily consists of lapis lazuli, a deep-blue metamorphic rock.

[3][4] Inside the egg is a decorative orb (a "yolk") that can be opened to reveal a miniature imperial crown as well as a small ruby.

[8] In the following decades, Minshall acquired many more Fabergé works, including the Lapis Lazuli and Red Cross with Triptych eggs.

[9] Lapis Lazuli continues to be displayed at the Museum as part of the India Early Minshall Collection.

[6][5] In two articles, the first one published in September 2021 in The Burlington Magazine[10] and a second one published in early 2022 in the Fabergé Research Newsletter,[11] it is hypothesized that this egg might be a Fauxbergé made specifically to contain the original surprises of the Rosebud egg; a miniature version of the Imperial Crown of Russia and an egg-shaped ruby pendant.