Chinese Double Lotus Base

Grey-brown weathering covers the waist, while the petals stay pale and crisp.

This double lotus base is from China. It is marble. A double lotus base is typically made of two rows of petals, one facing up and one down, forming a seat or stand for a figure. Flat top with a clouded surface, a wavy border, rounded lobes and a ridged middle. The lower tier carries a second petal row, and the rough, speckled foot has a scrolling pattern near its lower edge. It is 4 inches high and 5.5 in diameter.

Dusty, but the carving is still entirely legible.