Chinese Hexagonal Lotus Base

Welcome a heavy, slightly leaning hexagon whose bands of beads have softened with age.

This hexagonal carved lotus base is from China. It is marble. Carved bases like this are made to lift a sculpture or stone above a surface, and the lotus is a widely used Buddhist and Hindu symbol of purity. Standing out, a broad hexagonal stand with a plain smooth top and a thick waist between two rows of rounded petals. The surface is cream and sand-colored, and the carving looks softer and shallower with small nicks along the edges. It is 5 inches wide, 5 deep and 4 high.

Weighty, weathered and unfazed by anything placed on top.