Indian Planter with Zigzag Motif | Carnelian

Thousands of small cuts to make one long, jagged idea.

This planter with a zigzag motif comes from Gujarat, India, a contemporary work in white marble with carnelian inlay. Stone inlay in marble has deep roots in India, most famously in Mughal architecture, and carvers still apply it to objects for houses and gardens. Tiny tesserae form the bands, running red and orange near the shoulder and darkening nearly to black at the base. The squat round body rises to a short neck and a thick, twisted rope rim. Seventeen inches high and seventeen across.

Whatever gets planted in it will have to try harder.