Indian Lotus Form Candle Holder

Consider a ring of drop-shaped petals curves around a plain disc, caught at a slightly odd angle.

This marble lotus-form candle holder is from Rajasthan, India, and is contemporary. Marble is a crystalline stone that is cool to the touch and can be carved into thin, smooth petals, which suits the layered form of a lotus. Looking closely, a round bowl-like form with ribbed sides and a flaring edge of rounded, pointed petals. A small flat circular disc sits in the center, and the white-grey surface carries a few dark specks around the base. It is 5 inches wide, 5 deep and 3 high.

A lotus that landed face-down and kept its composure.