Portuguese terracotta mixing bowl, large

A mottled and variably coloured 'honey' glazed terracotta mixing or serving bowl. Hand shaped, glazed, and finished by the artisans of Maria Terracota in Porto de Mós, central Portugal, and a family company that traces its ceramic producing roots back to 1900 when the eponymous Maria, ancestor and ceramicist, first started producing the terracotta earthenware upon which the modern shapes and production methods remain based. With a diameter of approximately 27cm and height of about 13cm. One supplied.