Indian Stupa or Sacred Mound

A slender glass-bright spire stepping up from a cut-corner base.

This crystal stupa, or sacred mound is from India, and is contemporary. The classic stupa shape includes a base, a dome and a tapering spire, and each part is often read as symbolizing an element or a stage of practice. Narrow tiers climb to a pointed peak, with a notched band running across the middle. The base is a tidy set of small rectangular blocks with sharp edges. The body is crystal clear with a faint inner haze near the base. It is 1.25 inches wide, 1.25 deep and 1.5 high.

Cool, clear, and as ordered as a staircase.