I'm more than pleased with this purchase. It is exactly what I wanted. Something small to keep a keepsake amount of ashes that I could place on my bookshelf which is where it resides. It is heavyweight, looks great and is exactly as pictured with the exception of the stand but I had read previous reviews mentioning the ad was misleading b/c the stand pictured does not come with it. I agree with that persons comment. It should be made more clear that a stand is not included. It would be helpful if they linked the item to the stand as "people who bought this item also bought". I was aware of this ahead of time and opted not to find a stand at the moment but I think I will. While I do like that the piece sits on a bookshelf and looks fine on its own (like a paperweight), it is pretty enough that I now think that displayed upright on a stand as pictured would look nicer.