ancient vessels
Carved to hold.
Mostly the part that isn't there
A vessel is defined by what was taken out of it. The wall is only the boundary — what makes it a bowl rather than a block is the volume removed, and that absence is the whole design. It's the oldest shape people make, and it has been arrived at independently by cultures that never met.
Volume
Stone bowls predate pottery by thousands of years. Before anyone worked out that clay hardens in fire, a container was made by abrasion — grinding a hollow into rock with grit, water and a great deal of patience. The technique has changed less than you would expect.
And the material sets the terms. A vessel turned from fossilised wood carries the grain of a tree that fell before the Cretaceous and the hardness of the quartz that replaced it. Cut across the wrong plane and it opens along a growth ring laid down two hundred million years ago.
Ground, not thrown
Method
Featured Pieces
Location of Origin: Mexico
Dimensions: 375 x 320 x 130 mm
Weight: 4.65 Kg
Carved from single blocks of natural onyx and agate, every bowl in this collection is entirely unique. No two pieces share the same form, colour palette or banding, with each revealing millions of years of mineral growth through flowing layers of cream, honey, charcoal, amber and soft translucent white. Available in sizes from small decorative vessels to substantial statement centrepieces, these sculptural objects bring the beauty of natural stone into both residential and commercial interiors. Every piece is individually photographed, ensuring the bowl you select is the exact one you will receive.
Location of Origin: Mexico
Dimensions: 610 x 500 x 230 mm
Weight: 13.4 Kg
Carved from single blocks of natural onyx and agate, every bowl in this collection is entirely unique. No two pieces share the same form, colour palette or banding, with each revealing millions of years of mineral growth through flowing layers of cream, honey, charcoal, amber and soft translucent white. Available in sizes from small decorative vessels to substantial statement centrepieces, these sculptural objects bring the beauty of natural stone into both residential and commercial interiors. Every piece is individually photographed, ensuring the bowl you select is the exact one you will receive.
Location of Origin: Mexico
Dimensions: 260 x 180 x 75 mm
Weight: 9.2 Kg
Carved from single blocks of natural onyx and agate, every bowl in this collection is entirely unique. No two pieces share the same form, colour palette or banding, with each revealing millions of years of mineral growth through flowing layers of cream, honey, charcoal, amber and soft translucent white. Available in sizes from small decorative vessels to substantial statement centrepieces, these sculptural objects bring the beauty of natural stone into both residential and commercial interiors. Every piece is individually photographed, ensuring the bowl you select is the exact one you will receive.
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