Fantastically Beautiful Primitive Footed Metal Sieve or Cooker us embossing co I love the sculptural quality

I love the sculptural quality of this vintage pair of salt and pepper shakers--as  abstract forms

when religion is invoked to support actions that seem to be embody anything but love

while the dowels are unpainted

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Both bowl and lid were hand-thrown

Fantastically Beautiful Primitive Footed Metal Sieve or Cooker us embossing co I love the sculptural qualityAnother stunner of a sculptural (and painterly) object I acquired from the collection of artist Richard Fleischner, and I think perhaps my favorite of all. I believe he found it in Kosovo, which I think lends it added resonance, appearing to having endured quite a lot itself. It seems possible it was used as a sieve for some sort of prospecting, but I believe now, based on a comment from one of you, that it was likely used for cooking a primitive sort