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Place of Origin: North African
Antique Islamic Hand-Etched Arabian Footed Brass Bowl
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Middle Eastern Islamic finely hand-etched brass memorial footed bowl decorated with medallions with Arabic calligraphy inscriptions and scene of wild animals. Moorish style hea...
Category

Early 20th Century Moorish North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Moroccan Ceramic Blue Plate, Fez, 1920's
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Early 20th century blue Moroccan Ceramic plate hand made in Fez. Handcrafted and glazed decorative ceramic bowl from Fez, Morocco. Featuring an elaborate hand-painted Moorish pattern...
Category

Early 20th Century Moorish North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Large Moroccan Blue & White Ceramic Urn with Pierced Lid, Early 20th C.
Located in South Salem, NY
Elevate your collection with this striking early 20th-century Moroccan ceramic urn, distinguished by its bold blue and white glaze and intricate diamond-shaped piercings on the lid. ...
Category

Early 20th Century North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Hand Carved Jade Stone Egyptian Ram Amulet of Khnum
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
This vintage carved stone ram amulet is handcrafted from a genuine pale green jade color stone. This small jade ram sculpture, ram or sheep horned animal sculpture measure about 4 inches, it represent the Egyptian god Khnum. This Egyptian stone...
Category

Mid-20th Century Egyptian North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Antique Moroccan Ceramic Bowl Adorned with Moorish Silver Filigree from Fez
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Moorish Moroccan polychrome decorative ceramic Bowl, dish from Fez. Bleu de Fez, very nice designs hand painted by artist in Fez. Geometrical and floral Moorish design...
Category

Early 20th Century Moorish North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Genuine Libyan Desert Glass Tektite in Display Box (92.9 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Libyan Desert Glass is a substance found in areas in the eastern Sahara, in the deserts of eastern Libya and western Egypt. Fragments of desert glass can be found over areas of tens ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Other

Genuine Cluster Trilobite (Ptychopariida) fossil on Matrix
Located in New York, NY
Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the most primitive species known. The earliest species occurred in the second half of the Lower Cambrian...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Cement, Other

Libyan Desert Glass Tektite (40.5 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Libyan Desert Glass is a substance found in areas in the eastern Sahara, in the deserts of eastern Libya and western Egypt. Fragments of desert glass can be found over areas of tens ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Other

Moroccan Ceramic Blue and Copper Urn with Lid
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan ceramic urn with lid, blue with copper color. Modern form with clean lines, textured design. Great to use in the kitchen or in the bath...
Category

Late 20th Century Bohemian North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Moroccan Blue & White Ceramic Footed Vase from Fez with Silver Filigree
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Moroccan blue and white ceramic footed vase from Fez. Moorish style handcrafted vase adorned with fine filigree silver nickel work, with two handles. Antique Hispano Moresq...
Category

1890s Moorish Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Moroccan Green Ceramic Urns with Arabic Calligraphy Lettrism Art Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan green ceramic urns with lid chiseled with Arabic Calligraphy poetry writing. Handcrafted in Fez Morocco, etched green ceramic on brown background. This kind of Art Wri...
Category

20th Century Moorish North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Moroccan Ceramic Lidded Urn with Arabic Calligraphy Black Writing, Fez
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan glazed royal blue ceramic urn with lid from Fez. Vintage Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy w...
Category

Mid-20th Century Moorish North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Blue Barite from Jebel Ouichane, Sagangane, Nador Province, Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Jebel Ouichane, Sagangane, Nador Province, L'Oriental Region, Morocco. Lustrous transparent blue tapered barite crystals in a group of parallel crystals with brown gossan on ma...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal, Other

Moroccan Vintage Green Olive Jar
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan vintage, 1960's green olive jar, or planter. Handcrafted by the Berber people in Tamgroute Morocco. Great glazed earthenware with different hu...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Moroccan Vintage Tamgroute Green Olive Jar with Handles
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan vintage, 1960's green olive jar, or planter with handles. Handcrafted by the berber people in Tamgroute Morocco. Great glazed earthenware with different hues of green and black. A pair is available, slightly different glaze, Top diameter is 10" inside opening is 7" D. Jar is 38" H x 20" D in the widest part. Wonderful green and brown shimmering that can be found only in south Morocco in the village of Tamgroute. The color and texture is a result of the particular alchemy created by the potters of Tamegroute and remains a family affair handed down through the generations. Each pottery piece is completely unique and no two are ever the same. Please note that the traditional method in which the plates are fired involves stacking which result in tiny ‘scars’ inside the plate and in the glaze making, each bowl is unique the beauty is found in the imperfection of each piece. Tamegroute pottery are true showpieces showing that even imperfect can be perfect. Tamegroute remains the only rural pottery in Morocco using oxidized copper which creates its famous green color. Its potteries are also the only location where you will find their unique forms. The process however remains much the same. Clay is dug up from the local Draa river banks, thrown by hand & fired inkilns built into steep slopes using a single firing. Vintage green glazed pottery...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Crinoid (Codiacrinus) on Matrix from Morocco (15.2 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Crinoids, also known as sea lilies, are members of the Echinodermata phylum along with starfish and sea urchins. This well preserved sea fossil is from Morocco. Crinoids have the app...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Cement, Other

Genuine Hollardops Mesacristata Trilobite on Matrix (1.7 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides c...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Cement, Other

Moroccan Copper Hanukkah Lamp Judaica Menorah
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan copper Hanukkah metal lamp menorah. Judaica Menorah or Hanukkah Lamp in Brass with Openwork Pattern. Judaica Menorah or Hanukkah lamp in coppe...
Category

Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Copper

Hand-Painted Moroccan Dish Circa 1940
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage ceramic Moroccan covered dish. Hand-painted with three colors of blue paint on an ivory glazed finish. Circa 1940
Category

1940s Moorish Vintage North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

an extra large 19th century bread bowl ..
Located in Brecht, BE
an extra large breadbowl from Morocco, made out of one single piece of acaciawood, lovely patina, great decorative object ... these have become quite rare, I can have it professional...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Khabia Freckles Terracotta Jar Made of Clay, Handcrafted by the Potter Raja
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt freckles terracotta jar - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Raja. Approximate measurements: 13.4 x 11.4 x 15.8 in // 34 x 29 x 40 cm; weight 22.5 lb // 10.2 kg Handmade: Variation is to be expected, each piece differs in color, size, shape and decorations due to its handmade nature and natural pigments. Memòri is about simplicity, imperfections, and embracing the "flaws". Each piece is fired in an open fire - a dug hole during more than 12 hours, which makes unexpected and surprising results, including smoke marks on some pieces. This means that each piece is one of a kind and cannot be duplicated. Care instructions: The ceramics are not glazed. We advise you to keep it as a decorative object if you want to conserve the original aspect. About the savoir-faire, the modeled pottery The potters of northern Morocco perpetuate the ancient art of modeled pottery, which first appeared around 6,000 BC. The techniques and patterns used today are very close to those of their origins. This ancestral know-how, which has disappeared around the Mediterranean, still lives in the pre-Rif. Today, these potters are the guardians of this ancient art. The modeled pottery according to the ancestral art...
Category

2010s Arts and Crafts North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

Hand-Carved Stone Candelabra, Three-Branched Design, Morocco 1970s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Hand-Carved Stone Candelabra, Three-Branched Design, Morocco 1970s Moroccan candleholder carved from stone and adorned with very thin geometric patterns on both sides. Artisanal wo...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone, Limestone, Soapstone

Vintage Moroccan Jewelled Trinket Brass Round Box with Beads
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
vintage Moroccan brass round trinket box decorated with multicolored jewelled beads in turquoise blue, ruby red, emerald green and onyx black. handcrafted metal brass box with lid fi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Moorish North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage Moroccan Embossed Leather Padfolio
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage leather Moroccan embossed leather padfolio. Red vintage leather portfolio embossed with gold 22 carat design. Handmade leather stamped with 22...
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather

Antique Moroccan Tea Caddy in Brass, 1900s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Late 19th or early 20th century Teacaddy in Hand engraved and embossed brass. Great rich patina that along with its details give it a certain charm. It has a hinged lid that works ju...
Category

Early 1900s Late Victorian Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Fossil Dinosaur Tibia Leg Bone of Spinosaurus
Located in Scorton, GB
A Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tibia 2.3ft leg section in surmounted bronze AES stand. Unearthed in the continental intercalaire, this 2.3-foot Spinosaurus tibia section highlights a ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Gold Color With Brown Alabaster Large Vase, Egypt, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Egyptian large alabaster vase. Gold in color with dark brown veins. Classic shape with decorative double ring base. Hand carved, shaped and polished. Part of a collection.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster

Vintage Moroccan Blue and Gold Embossed Leather Padfolio
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan Blue and Gold Embossed Leather Padfolio. Vintage leather Moroccan portfolio. Blue and gold vintage Moroccan leather hand tooled leath...
Category

Mid-20th Century Islamic North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather

Antique Moroccan Ceramic Glazed Bowl Handcrafted in Fez Meknes Jobbana 1900
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique large Moroccan handcrafted glazed polychrome ceramic bowl. Moroccan, Fez or Meknes bowl Jobbana with geometric Moorish designs. Hand painted ceramic Jubbana bowl, handcrafted by skilled Moroccan artisans in Fez Morocco...
Category

Mid-20th Century Moorish North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Moroccan Glazed Earthenware and Metal Vase
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout Moroccan vase handcrafted in terracotta in classic form hand decorated on floral designs in distinctive Mediterranean colors under jewelry-like filigree metalwork.
Category

20th Century Moorish North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Vintage Moroccan Tamgroute Green Olive Jar with Handles
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Tamgroute vintage, 1960's green olive jar with handles, or planter. Handcrafted by the Berber people in Tamgroute Morocco. Great glazed earthenware with different hues of green and black. A pair is available, slightly different glaze Top diameter is 10" inside opening is 7" D. Jar is 38" H x 20" D in the widest part. Wonderful green and brown shimmering that can be found only in south Morocco in the village of Tamgroute. The color and texture is a result of the particular alchemy created by the potters of Tamegroute and remains a family affair handed down through the generations. Each pottery piece is completely unique and no two are ever the same. Please note that the traditional method in which the plates are fired involves stacking which result in tiny ‘scars’ inside the plate and in the glaze making, each bowl is unique the beauty is found in the imperfection of each piece. Tamegroute pottery are true showpieces showing that even imperfect can be perfect. Tamegroute remains the only rural pottery in Morocco using oxidized copper which creates its famous green color. Its potteries are also the only location where you will find their unique forms. The process however remains much the same. Clay is dug up from the local Draa river banks, thrown by hand & fired inkilns built into steep slopes using a single firing. Vintage green glazed pottery...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Moroccan Blue Ceramic Lidded Urn with Arabic Calligraphy Writing, Fez
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan glazed royal blue ceramic urn with lid from Fez. Vintage Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy wr...
Category

20th Century Islamic North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Natural Skutterudite Mineral from Arbhar Morocco
Located in New York, NY
Skutterudite from Arbhar Bei Mine, Bou Azzer, Djebel Sarrho, Dades, Morocco Bright metallic skutterudite crystals with white calcite matrix. The skutterudite crystals are lustrous a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal

Alabaster Classic Shaped Vase, Egypt, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Egyptian alabaster vase. Classic shape. Hand carved, smoothed and polished. Part of a collection.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Alabaster

Vintage Giant Moroccan Jar
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Vintage Giant Moroccan jar with colorful classic Moroccan design motifs.
Category

1970s Modern Vintage North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Moroccan Glazed Ceramic Vase with Arabic Blue Writing from Fez Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic vase from Fez. Moroccan Glazed Ceramic Vase with Arabic Blue Writing from Fez Morocco. Moorish Granada style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with A...
Category

Mid-20th Century Islamic North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Vanadinite on matrix From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco Here is an exceptional world class specimen of large hexagonal crystals of bright red Vanadinites on matix. Large well ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Moroccan Ceramic Vase from Fez Blue and White with Silver Filigree
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Fabulous handcrafted antique Moroccan ceramic vase in Moorish style adorned with Fine filigree silver nickel work overlaid. The color of...
Category

Mid-20th Century Moorish North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Genuine Libyan Desert Glass Tektite in Display Box (89.1 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Libyan Desert Glass is a substance found in areas in the eastern Sahara, in the deserts of eastern Libya and western Egypt. Fragments of desert glass can be found over areas of tens ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Other

Manticoceras Goniatite on Bronze Stand
By Modenature
Located in Scorton, GB
The latest edition to arrive at THE FOSSIL STORE™ is our famous and exquisite series of designed mounts. The ammonites are exquisite specimens excavated from the high Anti-Atlas Moun...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone, Brass

Moorish Ceramic Urn with Chiseled Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large green Moorish ceramic Urns chiseled with Arabic calligraphy poetry writing.Handcrafted vases from Fez Morocco etched with Arabic calligraphy.This kind of Moorish ceramic art work could be found in the Alhambra palace...
Category

Late 20th Century Moorish North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Blue Celestite Heart Shaped Geode with Natural Forming Baroque Pearls on Lucite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Blue heart-shaped celestite geode adorned with coordinating naturally forming baroque pearls. The name for this specific geode is derived from the Latin word Caelestis, meaning "cel...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Organic Modern Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Moroccan Ceramic Vase with Arabic Black Calligraphy Writing Moorish Glazed Fez
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic vase from Fez. Moorish Granada style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy writing. This kind of art writing looks calligraphic i...
Category

20th Century Islamic North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Wulfenite from Touissit Mine, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Touissit Mine, 21 km SSE of Oujda, Jerada Province, Oriental, Morocco Large cluster of translucent yellow bladed wulfenite crystals over tan-colored matrix. The wulfenite cryst...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal, Other

Egyptian Mameluke Embossed Brass Bowl
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Egyptian hand-etched and repousse Mameluke style brass bowl. Could be used as a jardinière, cache pot for a large orchids composition. Engraved and hand-embossed with Arabic Islami...
Category

19th Century Moorish Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Egyptian Brass Inkwell Qalamdan
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A 19th century brass decorated Middle Eastern Islamic Qalamdan. The Qalamdan is in solid brass, etched on all sides with Egyptian floral design. It consists of an inkwell and a pen...
Category

19th Century Moorish Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Large Low Carry Basket - Esparto Grass
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Large Low Carry Basket - Esparto Grass. Woven for us on the western coast of Morocco using the distinct coarse vegetable grass Esparto. Workshop Report: Contemporary product woven...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Grasscloth

Azurite and Malachite from Ahouli Mines, Midelt Province, Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Ahouli Mines, Aouli, 7 km northeast of Mibladen, Zeida-Aouli-Mibladen belt, Midelt Province, Morocco Rich specimen of bright-blue lustrous azurite crystals on powdery green mal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Furniture > Decorative Objects > Boxes > Decorative Boxes
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Moroccan Wood and Leather Flask 19th century wood and tooled leather. A North African Moroccan wood and tooled leather powder flask finely with brass nails. are antique 19th century handmade leather and brass flask. Rare late 19th century powder flask box from the Rif, Northern Morocco with a drum-shaped body hand carved wood with ethnic motifs, nice geometric carvings and very fine patina. Collector large carved wooden vessel with brass studded in the shape of a turtle with a long neck. Designed with practicality in mind, this flask features two robust metal rings on the side, perfect for securely attaching it to a belt or satchel, making it an ideal companion for hunting. The upper, narrower section includes a precisely drilled hole, providing easy access to the powder inside, underscoring the flask's functional yet artistic design. This wood gunpowder flask...
Category

Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather, Wood

Huge Desert Crystal Rose Formation on Steel
Located in Scorton, GB
Desert Rosette Crystal, a desert rose, crystal formation of the Western desert of the northern Sahara, naturally formed approximately 2 million to 500 thousand years ago. Desert Ro...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone

Moorish Hand Blown Gilt Glass Bohemian Perfume Bottle
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish gilt glass perfume bottle. Hand blown glass perfume bottle gilded with 24-karat gold hand painted designs...
Category

20th Century Bohemian North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Moroccan Candle Lantern in Moorish Gilt Metal and Glass
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted small Moroccan gilt metal glass lantern or Moorish pendant. Multi-color molded glass in green, lavender, blue and clear. Hurricane candle lamp handmade in Marrakech, vint...
Category

20th Century Moorish North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Authentic Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth .75" x .25" x 2.55", 21.5 Grams
Located in New York, NY
This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus was first thought to be a reptile but was later identified as a genus of ancient cet...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Moroccan Amber Glass Perfume Bottle with Moorish Silvered Metal Overlay
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Amber Glass Perfume Bottle with Moorish Silvered Metal Overlay – Rose Water Sprinkler An exquisite Moorish amber glass perfume bottle, also known as a rose water sprinkler, ...
Category

20th Century Moorish North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Vintage Agate Inlaid Jewelled Moroccan Silver Candle Holder
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Agate Inlaid Moorish Jewelled Silver Candle Holder. Large vintage Moorish wedding candle holder inlaid with semi-precious agate stones and covered with brass and silvered ha...
Category

Mid-20th Century Moorish North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Silver Plate

Vanadinite Crystal Cluster on Matrix Khénifra Province, Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco Here is an exceptional world class specimen of lustrous crystal luster of red-orange vanadinite crystals covering all sid...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Other

Asaphus intermedius Trilobite on Matrix from Morocco (1.7 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides c...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Cement, Other

1960s Vintage Moroccan Inlaid Hexagonal Wood Box
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1960s Handcrafted Bone Inlaid Trinket Moroccan Wood Trinket Box. Handmade artisanal mid century inlaid trinket decorative lidded Moroccan box. This hexagonal shaped decorative box ha...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Bone, Fruitwood

Classic Palm Leaf Basket
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Classic Palm Leaf Basket. Woven for us on the western coast of Morocco using the distinct pale palm leaf tightly woven with simple handles. Workshop Report: Contemporary product w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Terracotta traditional Jar Made of local Clay, Handcrafted by the Potter Aïcha
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt freckles terracotta jar - Made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - Made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Aïcha. Approximate measurements: 8.7 x 8.7 x 15.7 in // 22 x 22 x 40 cm; weight 6.6 lb // 3 kg Handmade: Variation is to be expected, each piece differs in color, size, shape and decorations due to its handmade nature and natural pigments. memòri is about simplicity, imperfections, and embracing the "flaws". Each piece is fired in an open fire - a dug hole during more than 12 hours, which makes unexpected and surprising results, including smoke marks on some pieces. This means that each piece is one of a kind and cannot be duplicated. Care instructions: The ceramics are not glazed. We advise you to keep it as a decorative object if you want to conserve the original aspect. About the savoir-faire, the modeled pottery The potters of northern Morocco perpetuate the ancient art of modeled pottery, which first appeared around 6,000 BC. The techniques and patterns used today are very close to those of their origins. This ancestral know-how, which has disappeared around the Mediterranean, still lives in the pre-Rif. Today, these potters are the guardians of this ancient art. The modeled pottery according to the ancestral art...
Category

2010s Arts and Crafts North African Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

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