Indonesian Lava Stone Split Gate (2 Pieces)

Two halves of one gate, split clean down the middle, with not an inch of the inside edge carved.

This lava stone split gate comes in two pieces from Mount Agung, Bali, Indonesia, and is lava stone, carved after the 1963 eruption of Mount Agung. The candi bentar, or split gate, is a familiar feature of Balinese architecture, often read as a mountain divided in two to let the visitor pass. Each dark gray half rises in stepped tiers, with flame-like scrolls flaring out at the corners. Recessed panels and blocky moldings run up the outer faces. The inner faces are sheer and plain. Each is 24 inches wide, 28 deep and 94.5 high.

Walking between them feels like being let in on something.