Indian Marble Fluted Bookend

Fluted dome on a lotus base, with a knob on top like a very polite crown.

This fluted marble bookend is from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, and is contemporary. Fluting is a pattern of parallel vertical grooves borrowed from classical columns, and it adds light and shadow to a surface without any need for added color. Cream-white bookend with a rounded, ribbed dome topped by a small ball finial. Beneath it, a ring of lotus-style petals rests on two stepped square plinths. The finish is smooth and softly polished, with slight yellow veining. It is 3 inches wide, 3 deep, 5.5 high and 0.03 in diameter.

A temple top, scaled down for the bookshelf.