Heavily Shot at and Eroded Old Iron Duck Target white yellow brown vase by the excellent but under-recognized

by the excellent but under-recognized Amaranth Ehrenhalt (American

What I think is so brilliant about this little sculptured ceramic vessel with handle is that if you look at it one way

I am not sure how old they are or who made them as I haven't found any others quite like them

without a bit of wiggle

I've just realized I forgot to take dimensions and will update with exact measurements shortly

Heavily Shot at and Eroded Old Iron Duck Target white yellow brown vase by the excellent but under-recognizedI seem to be finding wounded ducks of various sorts of late; here's another, this one a heavy old iron shooting target, which has accrued quite a patina! The crusty surface mingling rust and old white paint is beautiful to me, but what I love most is the way that the shot and eroded away parts of the head and neck back transform this duck into a fiercer looking creature like a serpent of some sort, perhaps a dragon! Photos don't do this justice; it