This box shaped as a lotus flower is a traditional Khmer design. The lotus plant has a very special meaning in Buddhism and especially the lotus flower is one of the 8 sacred objects. It symbolizes purity: while growing in mud, its blooms and leaves never become dirty. The roots of the lotus grow in the mud, the stern is sprouting through the water and the bloom with the heavy fragrance is bathing in sunlight. In Buddhism this all symbolizes the development of the soul from the material plain through the waters of experience to the full light of the enlightenment. Hand made on the potter wheel, and delicately chiseled by hand, each box is unique piece. The glaze is a wood ash glaze, fruit of our researches regarding ancient Khmer glazes. Small: Height: 8cm; Weight: 150gr; Large: Height: 10cm; Weight: 200gr.