Indian Stupa or Scared Mound

Clear, stepped little pyramid, faceted like a miniature ziggurat made of ice.

This crystal stupa or sacred mound is from India, and is contemporary. Crystal is quartz that formed with a clear, glassy body, and it has long been cut and polished into small devotional and decorative forms. Small, translucent stepped form rising in tiers to a pointed peak, with square projecting blocks around the base. The surface is clear and bright with cloudy flaws inside and sharp, cut edges. It is 1 inches wide, 1 deep and 1 high.

Catches the light and holds the pose.