Indian Marble Fluted Bowl

Wide, shallow and wavy, a dish that would flatter any ring.

This fluted marble bowl is from Rajasthan, India, and is contemporary. Marble is a metamorphic rock that is usually carved and polished by hand or on a lathe, giving a smooth, cool surface. Broad, flat-bottomed dish with a softly undulating rim, set against a stepped gray backdrop. The stone is a pearly gray with faint cracks and mottling, and its inner walls rise gently. It is 9.5 inches wide, 9.5 deep and 1 high.

A graceful little plate for small treasures.