36" X 24" Rectangle Handcrafted Indian Marble Pietre Dure Pietra Dura Table Top (No Stand)

(Note: Price shown above is only for the table top and does not include the price of stand. Attractive Wooden as well as Marble Stands are also available on this site only for nominal price) This marvelous work of Inlay work is having hundreds of Semi-precious stones. In this pure manual work, marble surface is chipped with chipping tools and same size of Semi-Precious stone are placed it with super-glue. This work was originated from Italy in 13-14th Century and is used in making world famous AgraÕs Taj Mahal main dome extensively. The Semi-Precious Stones/gems are used in this work are CORNELIAN, JASPER, TURQUOISE(firoza), LAPIS LAZULI(lajverd), MALACHITE, etc This art work is called 'Pietra Dura' and have been used in Tajmahal's walls. This art was invented in Italy and is being done only in Agra, India. Types of the Stones and History of this art has been given down below for your reference. Bring home a piece of the Taj Mahal. These Stone inlay table tops below are handmade and contains marble slabs inlaid with semi precious stones like malachite, mother of pearl, lapis lazuli, agnate, Italian stones, jasper etc. In some designs (may not be in this product), a single petal of a flower may have as many as 200 semi precious stones inlaid.Please see below for more details about the product, history of inlay work and stones used in each masterpiece. Given the complexity in chipping Marble and laying off process for each semi-precious stone, it is understood that price quoted above is match less. Weight of the Marble Table Top = Approx 30 Kg Total Weight of the Packaged product (Table Top only ) = Approx 35 Kg Base Stone Used Well Polished Indian Marble (Makrana) with Natural Color Size 36" X 24"(3' X 2') Rectangle of Indian Stone No of Semi-Precious Stones used 8130 Separate Stones These stones can be counted by any individual. Weight Only Product ~30 KG, With packaging 40 KG