Vintage Black And Beige Oval Shaped Petrified Wooden Platter Or Plate Organic Origin

The listed item is of organic origin and was shaped during a per-mineralization proces in which (in this case) wood was transformed into a stone like material. The object is smooth sanded on both sides. The black and beige tones of the item are a natural result of the organic proces of petrification. The petrified wooden platter is an unique and ancient object with the natural oval shape of the tree trunk or branch still visible; the black charcoal tones balance out the beige tones, both are formed during the petrification proces. The item holds its own presence and can Stand alone as a fascinating, natural object or can be used as platter or plate. The object still holds the typically wooden tissue and carvings of the wooden origin (millions of years ago). Petrified wood are the fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. It is the (end) product of a natural, organic decay process (which takes millions of years) of organic material (in this case wooden trees) by the process of per-mineralization. All the organic materials have been replaced with minerals, while retaining the original structure of the stem tissue. The petrifaction process only takes place under specific circumstances, occurs underground and takes up millions of years to be completed. The minerals present in the ground determine the coloring of the object.