Pinca Grottaglie Italy Mid Century Pottery Mask Fountain Spitter Garden Art Rookwood A lovely Mid Century Modern

A lovely Mid Century Modern tile by Knabstrup of Denmark

Emaux Ombrants is the art or process of flooding transparent colored glaze over a stamped or intaglio molded design to a level with the surface

The back has an early diamond registry mark and embossed "Minton Hollins & Co

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Pinca Grottaglie Italy Mid Century Pottery Mask Fountain Spitter Garden Art Rookwood A lovely Mid Century ModernThis large and massive wall decoration is a mid century reinterpretation of an ancient Mesopotamian mask. Perfect for the garden. It measures 14" tall, 12" wide and over 4" deep, all hand made, glazed and marked Pinca Grottaglie. Drilled, it could be used as a fountain spitter. The raw red clay on the back has a warm patina of age. On the left side there is a manufacturing flaw, a drying line where the cheek was applied to the face and then glazed.