The Empire Green Marble Extra Small Urn is a small but handsome urn with in dark green with swirls of sage, white and gray marbling. Many people appreciate small urns as a way to remember a loved one. This mini urn holds ashes and can be placed nearby on a bedside table, dresser, bookcase, or even next to a photo. Extra Small urns also can be used to hold ashes until a scattering ceremony or can be just the right size when dividing ashes among several family members. This extra small urn can hold 18 cubic inches of ashes -- which is approximately 1 1/4 cups. It opens from the top with a small lid. Because it is quarried from natural marble, each Empire Green Marble Extra Small Urn has variations in color and marbling from the image displayed. It is important to note that, in general, the extra small urn in the Empire Green Urn Collection has more sage and gray tones and is lighter in color than its matching adult urn.