Indian Marble Pedestal / Base

A column cut short, wearing its capital and its base with equal dignity.

This pedestal or base comes from India and is contemporary, in marble. Columnar pedestals descend from classical architecture and have long been used to display sculpture, while India is home to some of the world's great marble carving traditions. A smooth cylindrical shaft of pale gray marble rises from a stepped round base to a ringed capital. The top is a wide flat square for display. Faint veining runs through the stone. It is 30 inches high and 15 in diameter.

Classical proportions, minus the rest of the temple.