Beautiful Antique Terra Cotta Vessel with Handle tongue twisters book and a little minor warping

and a little minor warping

easily opened with a tiny flathead screwdriver

but this woman on horseback may be my favorite of all

Much of that pencil appears to be scribbles

Beautiful Antique Terra Cotta Vessel with Handle tongue twisters book and a little minor warpingI really don't know much about this pot, which I purchased from artist Richard Fleischner, in whose studio it lived alongside many beautiful old vessels from around the world. I think it is quite an old one, with gorgeous color and surface and utilitarian form, I believe most likely made for cooking. My guess is 19th c. Mediterranean. I'm pricing it just based on its beauty and much under valuing it at that! 9" t x 7 1 2" across at handle x 6 3 8" d;