Satisfying and Lovely Solid Brass Wedge Doorstop ceramic slab pot they are traditionally used in

they are traditionally used in initiations of young monks or during ceremonies as a visualization aid to invoke a deity or divinity or simply as a representation of the object of the offering ritual

amplified the grain of the wood

I don't know enough to know for certain

but it wonderful just on its own as a gorgeous sculptural object

I’ve found a few others in silver and silver-plate

Satisfying and Lovely Solid Brass Wedge Doorstop ceramic slab pot they are traditionally used inA useful thing, very effective at holding open a door, but more than that a very lovely and satisfying object, which I'd be just as inclined to use as a paper weight, or add to a sculptural arrangement (a great complement to some geometric solid blocks, for example.) Solid brass, nice weight and feel in the hand, with with some good wear at the tip attesting to having indeed done some duty as a doorstop. 3 3 4" x 1" x 7 8. Very good condition, great