Obsidian Polished - Height: 21 cm - Width: 23 cm- 3600 g - (1)





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Description from the seller
A dome this wide should not be this thin. Twenty-three centimetres across, twenty-one high, three deep — this is a slice of stone stood on edge, not a boulder. From the front it reads as a half-circle; step to the side and it goes nearly to a blade.
This is a polished black obsidian ornament, 21 cm tall with its stand, 23 cm wide and only 3 cm thick, weighing 3.6 kg. The shape is a broad half-moon — flat across the bottom, curving up and over in a single unbroken arc, with the widest part of the curve sitting just above the middle. The polish is near-mirror, and the surface carries a scatter of deep red-brown marks under the black, the kind of trace left where the glass cooled unevenly. It rests on a dark wooden stand, a simple squared plinth on short feet with a fine red line along its edge.
Look at it:
A wide, thin dome — 23 cm across, 21 cm tall, just 3 cm deep.
Volcanic glass — natural obsidian, formed where lava cooled too fast to crystallise.
Near-mirror polish — high gloss over the whole face, no dull patches.
Red-brown traces — faint marks in the black where the cooling ran uneven.
Squared wooden plinth — dark tone, short feet, fine red edge line, included.
It belongs on a desk, a console, or a display shelf — where the room is short of wall and needs something that reads wide without taking depth.
Honest note: this is natural obsidian, a volcanic glass, polished and mounted on a wooden plinth. Obsidian is softer than quartz and will mark if struck hard; it is a display piece, not a working surface. Faint colour traces in the surface are natural to the material. The exact stone and stand shown are the ones you receive.
Specifications:
Type: Polished freeform stone on wooden plinth
Material: obsidian (natural volcanic glass)
Height: 21 cm including stand
Width: 23 cm
Thickness: 3 cm
Weight: 3.6 kg
Stand: dark wooden plinth on short feet, included
Finish: polished
Condition: as shown
It is a broad half-moon of volcanic glass, thin enough to stand almost upright, standing on its own plinth. You get to display it.
A dome this wide should not be this thin. Twenty-three centimetres across, twenty-one high, three deep — this is a slice of stone stood on edge, not a boulder. From the front it reads as a half-circle; step to the side and it goes nearly to a blade.
This is a polished black obsidian ornament, 21 cm tall with its stand, 23 cm wide and only 3 cm thick, weighing 3.6 kg. The shape is a broad half-moon — flat across the bottom, curving up and over in a single unbroken arc, with the widest part of the curve sitting just above the middle. The polish is near-mirror, and the surface carries a scatter of deep red-brown marks under the black, the kind of trace left where the glass cooled unevenly. It rests on a dark wooden stand, a simple squared plinth on short feet with a fine red line along its edge.
Look at it:
A wide, thin dome — 23 cm across, 21 cm tall, just 3 cm deep.
Volcanic glass — natural obsidian, formed where lava cooled too fast to crystallise.
Near-mirror polish — high gloss over the whole face, no dull patches.
Red-brown traces — faint marks in the black where the cooling ran uneven.
Squared wooden plinth — dark tone, short feet, fine red edge line, included.
It belongs on a desk, a console, or a display shelf — where the room is short of wall and needs something that reads wide without taking depth.
Honest note: this is natural obsidian, a volcanic glass, polished and mounted on a wooden plinth. Obsidian is softer than quartz and will mark if struck hard; it is a display piece, not a working surface. Faint colour traces in the surface are natural to the material. The exact stone and stand shown are the ones you receive.
Specifications:
Type: Polished freeform stone on wooden plinth
Material: obsidian (natural volcanic glass)
Height: 21 cm including stand
Width: 23 cm
Thickness: 3 cm
Weight: 3.6 kg
Stand: dark wooden plinth on short feet, included
Finish: polished
Condition: as shown
It is a broad half-moon of volcanic glass, thin enough to stand almost upright, standing on its own plinth. You get to display it.

