Indian Stone Planter

Sloping inward to a recessed floor, a shallow square dish is the picture of restraint.

This planter is from India, and dates to the 20th century. It is jaisalmer stone. Jaisalmer stone is a fine golden-yellow limestone quarried near the city of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, long used for carved buildings and household wares. Cream-to-tan with faint banding, the dish has a sloping flat-edged rim and a smaller square depression at the center. The surface is smooth and matte, with light speckling and mild wear along the edges.

Simple geometry that does not need to be dressed up.