Handmade Ceramic Bowl — Sand & Speckled Cream, 12.5 cm (about 4.9 in)

The outside is bare clay, sandy and slightly gritty under the thumb, with the foot left unglazed. Inside, a speckled cream glaze runs smooth to the rim, iron flecks scattered through it.

At 12.5 cm (about 4.9 in) across and 250 ml (about 8.5 US fl oz) it takes rice, a side, a few olives, or sits on a shelf holding nothing in particular.

Glaze tone and surface vary from piece to piece, so yours will not match the photographs exactly. That variation is the point.