Found Face: Hand-painted Peruvian Clay Ocarina mortar old hand-painted sign

old hand-painted sign

most dating from 1850-1920

but a string attached to the snake inside does the trick for making him emerge

) 4 3/8" long x 3/4" d

I love the idea of these as a wedding gift (individual portraits in each

Found Face: Hand-painted Peruvian Clay Ocarina mortar old hand-painted signA pretty great found face on the back of an old Peruvian painted clay ocarina, looking quite a bit like Munch's scream! The features are in fact utilitarian ones, with the nose holes for stringing the pipe to wear it around one's neck, and the eyes and mouth for moving and stopping air while playing. Definitely animated by the wear to the surface. exposing the clay beneath the paint, especially on the nose. I might hang straight on the wall from a