Indonesian Wood Bowl

Hollowed lump the color of cold oatmeal, with a surprisingly polished little basin.

This petrified wood bowl is from Java, Indonesia. Java, in Indonesia, is a source of petrified wood, and stone bowls are made from it by cutting and grinding the hard material to shape. Low, irregular block with a shallow hollow carved into the top. The outside is rough, chalky and streaked with tan and cream, with fine cracks in the grain. The rim is smooth and slightly uneven all around. It is 14.5 inches wide, 11 deep and 6 high.

Rugged outside, calm inside, and quite committed to the bit.