18th/19th centuryThe shallow bowl carved with thin rounded sides and raised on a short foot, decorated in relief with four large flower heads borne on scrolling foliage, the domed cover similarly decorated, surmounted by a bud-shaped finial carved with a flower head, the semi-translucent stone of a pale green tone with creamy inclusions.11.5cm (4 1/2in) diam. (2).