Old Folk Art Marble Carved Flowers tree in creek 7 1/2" t x 5

7 1/2" t x 5 1/8" w x 1/4" d

they are traditionally used in initiations of young monks or during ceremonies as a visualization aid to invoke a deity or divinity or simply as a representation of the object of the offering ritual

and as perfect little pedestals for displaying other little things

as the interestingly carved handle

Old Folk Art Marble Carved Flowers tree in creek 7 1/2" t x 5A nice big chunk of white marble charmingly carved with fat flowers arching in every direction. I've been feeling drawn like a magnet to carved stone of all sorts lately, the chunkier and folkier the better, and this, for me, is exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for, satisfying on all sorts of levels. 7 3 4" w x 6 3 8" t x 1 5 8" d; weighs 6 pounds 3 ounces. Good condition, with a bit of darkening to the surface here and there and plenty of