# Makrana Marble Backlit Moon Dome Lamp, 12in

> A marble dome turned to a thin shell and lit from within, so the stone itself glows and its grain reads through.

**Source:** https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-backlit-moon-dome-lamp-12in
**Business:** Tilak Mandirwala — made-to-order marble temples (mandirs), statues and decorative handicrafts. Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Founded 2006.
**How it works:** Each piece is carved to order by the independent master sculptors TMW works with in Jaipur's Khajane Walon Ka Rasta sculptors' market. TMW designs the piece with the customer, briefs the sculptor, and follows it through to delivery and installation.
**Pricing:** request-for-quote — pieces are custom, so the site carries no list prices.
**Ships:** across India; export enquiries welcome.
**About the image:** a design visualisation, not a photograph of stock on hand. The piece is carved to order after the design is agreed.
**Availability:** made to order.

## Light through the stone, not around it

White marble is faintly translucent. Take it down below about ten millimetres and light will pass through it, picking up the crystal structure on the way and turning it a warm honey colour. This 12-inch dome is turned to exactly that thickness and lit from inside, so what you see is not a lamp with a marble shade. It is the stone itself glowing, with its own grain and hairline veining showing through as surface detail. Unlit, it is simply a smooth white dome on a dark base.

## The two stones

The shell is Makrana white marble, chosen because it is the most translucent of the stones in production here and because its crystalline grain is fine enough to read as texture rather than as blotches. It sits on a low disc of black granite, which grounds it visually and gives the electrical fittings somewhere to live. Nothing else is added; there is no carving and no pattern anywhere on the dome.

## Where it sits

A bedside table, a low console, the corner of a long sideboard. It throws almost no useful task light, which is the point: it is a warm object in a dark room rather than something to read by. It suits a dimmable circuit.

## Making yours

Diameter, wall thickness and base stone can all change, and the warmer or cooler the bulb the more the stone shifts colour, so it is worth telling us what the room is like. It is turned for you by the master sculptors we work with in Jaipur; the shell is worked down in stages and checked against a lamp as it thins, because the last two millimetres are where a dome is won or lost. Allow four to eight weeks.

## Specifications

- **Material:** Makrana White Marble
- **Finish:** Soft polish
- **Colour:** Natural White
- **Ideal for:** Bedside and console lighting, Ambient and accent lighting, Wedding and anniversary gifting

Stone, size and finish are all changeable — these are the specifications of the piece as shown.

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## Part of

- [Handicrafts](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/custom-marble-handicraft-items)

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## Contact Tilak Mandirwala

- Email: info@tilakmandirwala.com
- Phone: +91 92141 72150
- WhatsApp: https://wa.me/919766532408
- Enquiry form: https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/contact
- Store: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India — https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/best-mandir-shop-jaipur

Enquiries are quoted per piece: share the deity or object, an approximate height, and the stone you have in mind.