Elegantly hand-cut, luxury Nero Black Marble Soap Dish with ivory veining. A hand-cut, hand-polished bathroom necessity for style and function. Ridged design airs out your soap and keeps it bacteria-free. No more sticky and slimy soap. The Material Story -Black Marble and its authentic inky lustre comes from various minerals recrystallized under heat, pressure, and aqueous natural forces. -Hand polished 8 times and hand cut with fine craftsmanship. -Marble has been prized as a material for classical sculpture since 8th century BC.