Vintage Black And Beige Petrified Wooden Extra Large Platter, Ancient Organic Home Accessory

Smooth sanded large petrified wooden plate (or object) in black and beige tones. The listed item is of organic origin, and was shaped during a per-mineralization proces in which wood is transformed into a stone like material. The platter is an unique and ancient object with a natural round shape, beige tones in the centre and black or charcoal colours towards the edges. The item can be used as a plate or platter, yet it also has it own presence and can stand alone as a fascinating, natural object. This unique home accessory is smooth sanded and polished on both sides. 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.