Indonesian Pedestal / Side Table

Black, white and rust stripes, cut clean on top and rough as bark on the sides.

This pedestal or side table comes from Indonesia and is made of petrified wood. Petrified wood forms over immense spans of time, as minerals gradually replace the original wood while preserving its grain and structure. The top and two sides are polished flat, showing streaks of black, cream and white running with the grain. The remaining faces keep their natural surface, rough and craggy in tones of rust and brown. It is 14 inches wide, 11 deep and 12 high.

It took a while to make. Several million years, give or take.