Indonesian Stone Pedestal / Base

Blocks of gray volcanic stone, stacked as though a small shrine were coming.

This pedestal or base comes from Bali, Indonesia, and is contemporary, in lava stone. Balinese stone carvers have long worked the island's volcanic rock into temple walls, gateways and shrine bases, and the material weathers into a soft gray. This square column is built of dressed blocks, with a broad overhanging top and a stepped plinth below. The surface is mottled in gray and brown, with darker veining and small pits. It is 24 inches wide, 24 deep and 36 high.

A plinth that could easily outlast its subject.