Indian Lotus Form Candle Holder

Spot a fluted drum rises into a wreath of pointed petals around a green hollow.

This marble lotus-form candle holder is from Rajasthan, India, and is contemporary. Marble working has a long history in Rajasthan, where stone carvers have produced architectural ornament, sculpture and household objects for centuries. The body is a smooth cylinder with deep vertical grooves on a wide stepped base. Overlapping petals and a ring of beads circle the top, and a small round green insert sits in the central cup. It is 4 inches wide, 4 deep and 3.5 high.

Full of petal, bead and groove, and entirely content to be admired.