Austrian Black Pottery Ocarina prison art tray I'd just set it on

I'd just set it on a shelf or use it as a paperweight

I am really not certain the age on this piece

and then a rope border was glued around the perimeter as a final touch

both for keeping liquids fresh and preventing spills

with just the right amount of dings and scratches

Austrian Black Pottery Ocarina prison art tray I'd just set it onI started encountering these great looking old clay ocarina (Italian for ''little goose'') at flea markets on occasion, and had to snatch one up; I think they are just great little objects, and pretty fun to play, too! They were made in various sizes; this is a smallish one, made in Vienna, Austria, earlyish 20th century I believe. It is a 10 hole Transverse, or "Sweet potato" style ocarina (eight finger holes on the face and two on the back), to be