Indonesian Stone Altar on Pedestal

Seven feet of pale stone, climbing in steps toward a small, empty niche.

This stone altar on a pedestal comes from Bali, Indonesia, cut from Jogja stone. On Bali, family compounds and temples keep shrines of this general kind, where daily offerings are set out for gods and ancestors. Stacked moldings rise from a broad plinth, narrowing and widening again up the square shaft. An arched niche opens below a stepped roof. A carved finial of curling leaves sits on top. Eighty-four inches high and twenty wide at the base.

Plenty of room up there for whatever the household decides matters.