Ceramic Elephant Vessel--or is it a Dinosaur??! pig with a circle of fine

with a circle of fine lines around it for emphasis

Each measures 3 1/2" tall x 3" long x 1" wide and has the original Nils Olson sticker on the side

this piece by Andersen Design Studio

Makah baskets very similar to this one

with what looks to be four small nails missing around the top rim

Ceramic Elephant Vessel--or is it a Dinosaur??! pig with a circle of fineWhat I think is so brilliant about this little sculptured ceramic vessel with handle is that if you look at it one way, it's an elephant, with long and curving trunk, but if you look at it another way, the tip of that trunk is actually the small head of a long necked dinosaur! This little creation just makes me smile every time I look at it. I'm not quite sure how it was intended to be used, as the trunk is not a spout, but I think it would make a