"Born from dust and fall back to the dust."
This urn design is inspired by the movie "Prometheus". About the opening, director "Ridley Scott" says that it could be any planet, at any time. This scene was representational of the ongoing efforts of the Engineers to bring life to planets. 

A finished of texture, It's kind of coarse and fine at the same time. It's made of ceramic with the soil look and feel finish.