Metallic Black Pottery Plate with Painterly Bull, attributed to Marc Hansen Keramik Surely it was made to

Surely it was made to hold something specific

and with a nice warm patina (I have not touched it)

cut and punctured by hand

and 2 3/4" tall

Metallic Black Pottery Plate with Painterly Bull, attributed to Marc Hansen Keramik Surely it was made toI'm listing this wonderful studio pottery plate just as 2019 comes to an end, which seems exactly right: "bull_" might characterize a lot about our times, but I see this particular bull as a symbol of fortitude and perseverance, charging forward with strength and resilience into the new decade! And what a terrific bull it is, like a watercolor painting rendered in inky shades of mossy green and brown and cream, which pops against the metallic black