Indonesian Wood Small Bowl

Cream colored dish with dark swirls inside and flaky patches outside.

This small petrified wood bowl is from Java, Indonesia. Small bowls shaped from stone are used for holding trinkets, jewelry or incense, and they show off the natural color of the material. Photographed, a rounded, flat bottomed block with a shallow bowl, its inside showing dark brown and black ripples. The outer surface is pale with crumbly tan patches and a long vertical crack. The rim is thin and uneven. It is 16 inches wide, 11 deep and 6 high.

A rustic character with a surprisingly dramatic interior.