These soapstone burners are beautifully crafted .They're perfect! Size: 3" wide, 1 3/4" tall. Used for burning Incense sticks, charcoal & cones. Due to the handmade nature of this item, please allow for slight variations. Burning Incense Sticks: Flip the lid over and rest it onto the base of the burner. Insert up to 5 lit incense sticks into the holes of the lid. Burning Resin Incense & Charcoal: Fill base of incense holder with sand or rocks. Place burner on ceramic coaster to protect counter top, as the base of the burner may get hot. Follow instructions for lighting charcoal tablet then place on top of sand or rocks. Allow charcoal to come to temperature then place small amounts of resin onto hot charcoal. Allow to burn with the lid removed. Resin may not burn with the lid in place.