Medium Wavy Rim Bowl Wheel thrown red stoneware clay

Wheel thrown red stoneware clay mug decorated with refined clay slips called terra sigillata

The form supposedly resembles the upside down seed pod of a poppy flower and was used to transport different liquids including opium and olive oil

A flower vase that would also make a nice

I’ve become aware of so many different face-vessel traditions and now see it as an almost universal concept

The shape of the body of this teapot comes from Gwari water vessels from Nigeria which became more widely known through the work of Ladi Kwali

Medium Wavy Rim Bowl Wheel thrown red stoneware clayA medium sized, shallow bowl with a stamped, undulating rim and geometric line carving. 8 diameter.