Anatolian Violet Marble Decorative Dice | Large Hand-Carved Stone Sculpture (15cm)

All geometry has a history.

The cube is among the oldest — a form so resolved, so intellectually complete, that every civilisation that has ever encountered it has found in it both a mathematical ideal and a source of play.

The Rubicon Stone Group Luxury Anatolian Violet Marble Decorative Dice reinterprets this ancient form in the most permanent material available: 100% natural Anatolian Violet Marble, hand-carved into a 15 x 15 x 15 cm cube of significant mass and absolute precision. At this scale — fifteen centimetres on every face, in solid violet marble with deep purple veining moving across every surface — this is not a dice. It is a geometric sculpture: a bespoke art object that brings the quiet luxury of geological permanence to the refined playfulness of a well-composed interior.
The blackened pips are not printed or applied. They are hand-drilled — each one individually placed by master artisans with over 20 years of uninterrupted expertise in Anatolian stone craftsmanship, then darkened to produce the precise chromatic contrast between the deep black of the pip and the purple-veined white of the marble face. The result is a surface reading that is both immediately legible as a dice and immediately transcendent of it: the numerical face of an object whose primary character is not numeric, but sculptural.

The beveled edges are the detail that declares the object's allegiance to quality without announcing it. On a 15 cm marble cube, each beveled edge is the work of a hand and a tool operating with the same millimetric precision as the rest of the piece — removing the sharp right-angle of the raw-cut cube and replacing it with the considered line of a finished object. The beveled edges do not soften the cube's authority. They refine it. They are the mark of a maker who understands that the corners of an object are where its character is most tested — and most revealed.

Placed on a coffee table, a bookshelf, a designer's desk, or a collector's plinth, this Anatolian Violet Marble dice commands the surface it occupies with the unhurried confidence of an object that does not need to explain itself. It is quiet luxury in the form of a cube: timeless nobility rendered in the oldest and most resolved geometric form in human culture, in the geological material of Anatolia, by the hands of artisans who have spent twenty years learning how to make stone speak.

Fifteen centimetres of geological permanence, in the most ancient of playful forms.

ART OBJECT SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions: 15 × 15 × 15 cm (perfect cube)
Material: 100% Natural Anatolian Violet Marble — intricate purple veining on white base
Pips: Hand-drilled and blackened — 21 pips total across all six faces
Edges: Beveled — hand-finished to a refined line
Finish: Hand-polished to high-lustre on all six faces and beveled edges
Origin: Boutique production, Antalya, Turkey
Craftsmanship: Hand-carved and hand-polished; 20+ years artisanal expertise
Production: Each piece is singular — vein pattern unrepeatable
Display Options: Desk · Coffee table · Bookshelf · Collector's plinth · Gallery display

CARE INSTRUCTIONS
To preserve the natural luster of your violet marble dice, avoid prolonged contact with acidic substances and harsh chemical cleaners. Clean with a soft, damp cloth and a pH-neutral stone cleaner; dry immediately. The hand-drilled blackened pips should be cleaned gently — avoid abrasive materials that might affect the darkened surface. The marble's faces and beveled edges will develop a subtle patina with handling — evidence of a bespoke art object that is touched and engaged with, not archived behind glass.

⚠ IMPORTANT: CUSTOMS DUTIES & IMPORT TAXES
International orders may be subject to customs duties and import taxes levied by your country's customs authority upon arrival. These charges are the sole responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price or shipping fee. Rubicon Stone Group has no control over these charges and cannot predict their amount.

Due to the weight of this natural stone object, we recommend contacting your local customs office prior to ordering for current applicable rates. Please ensure you are prepared to cover any applicable duties before completing your purchase.
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