Indonesian Wood Bowl

A rough pale shell surrounds a glossy dark hollow that mirrors the studio lights.

This petrified wood bowl from Java is from Java, Indonesia. Petrified wood forms when mineral-rich water slowly replaces the cellulose of buried wood with silica, preserving growth rings and bark texture in stone. A thick, irregular bowl with a chunky cream-colored exterior and a deep, mirror-smooth chocolate-brown interior. The rim is uneven, one edge notched, and a small ridge rises inside near the right side. It is 11.75 inches wide, 9 deep and 4.5 high.

Raw outside, polished within, and not a bit sorry.