Description
Shaped like a sea turtle mid-swim, this small brass dish is hand-cast using the traditional lost-wax method by artisans in Bali. The shell is worked with fine, honeycomb-like scoring, while the flippers and head carry their own carved detail, right down to the tiny etched eyes and beaded shell edge.
Lift it up to the light and you’ll catch the warm, slightly uneven gleam that only comes from hand-polished brass — a soft patina with small casting marks here and there, not a uniform factory shine. Because each dish is poured and finished by hand, you may find gentle differences in weight, tone, or the depth of the shell detailing from one piece to the next; that’s simply the artisan’s touch showing through, not a flaw to worry about.
Use it on a bedside table for rings and studs, by the sink for a bar of soap, or anywhere you want a small dish with some personality. If you’re looking for a housewarming gift with a bit of story behind it rather than another candle, this one travels well and looks just as good empty as it does holding something small.
The Artisan’s Mark
Each figure begins as molten brass, poured by hand using traditional lost-wax casting. Small casting marks, subtle variation in the patina, and slight differences in weight or finish are the natural result of this process — not imperfections, but the artisan’s signature on every piece.
Images
Our photos are unfiltered and unretouched, so what you see is the piece exactly as it left our workshop. The single exception is the staging image, created with AI purely to show the bull’s size and proportions in context.
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