Handcrafted, Italian Marble, Women, Jewellery storage, Fashion, Ethnic, Unique, Personal accessories. Slices of coloured stones (precious and semi-precious) are then delicately laid into the marble with adhesive. Size 6*4*1.5. Italian marble are softer stones, more porous in nature can easily catch stains and hairline cracks. Very good for decorative pieces.Inlay covers a range of techniques in sculpture and decorative arts. Inlay work begins with a design that is cut out on a brass sheet, which is then placed on marble and drawn. Next, the marble is carved out, using the most basic of tools - a set of chisels and a set-square. Slices of coloured stones (precious and semi-precious) are then delicately laid into the marble with adhesive. (Repeated sentence. My suggestion is that the top sentence is deleted)