Indian Bowl with Ram's Head Motif

A curly-horned ram lays its head beside a scalloped basin.

This bowl with ram's head motif comes from Gujarat, India, and is contemporary marble. Gujarat has a long stone carving tradition, and marble basins and bowls with animal features have been made there for garden and household use. The bowl is shaped like a lobed shell, with soft fluted walls. At one end the ram rests its head, ears flat, horns curled tightly, gaze steady. The marble is a warm cream with pale veining. A small chip near the rim shows a whiter stone beneath. It is 12.5 inches wide, 17 deep and 5 high.

The ram seems to be guarding it, or waiting for a refill.