Indian Marble Chapati Plate

A tan, rounded slab with a squared-off tab, like a very flat shell.

This marble chapati plate is from Rajasthan, India, and dates to the 20th century. Rajasthan has a long tradition of quarrying and carving marble, and its stoneworkers produce everything from architectural elements to kitchen implements and small domestic objects. A flat, rounded slab in a soft tan-brown with a mottled, dusty surface and a thick edge. A small rectangular tab projects at the lower front. The top shows faint stains and a few shallow pits. It is 1 inches high and 9 in diameter.

Flat as a pancake and twice as quiet.