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Mexican Pottery 6 1/2" Seed Bowl / Armadillo With Flower and Fern Design /Signed "Mateos" Mexico/ Circa 19??

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    Posted 11 years ago

    mikelv85
    (1232 items)

    I do see a lot of Native American and Mexican pottery at the thrifts but this really caught my eye. It's a little 3 footed seed bowl with a cute little Armadillo walking among a fern and flower design. The hand painting is really well done in shades of blue grey and iron oxide red. It's has a light shellac or glaze over the tan clay body. The interior and the bottom are left unglazed. There is a signature, but little online about this artist. Seems to be a fairly common name but hard to ID the exact person. I believe it came from the Tonala, Jalisco, potteries near Guadalajara . -Mike-

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    1. racer4four racer4four, 11 years ago
      Gorgeous Mike!
      I have some Tonala birds which have a similar "feel" to this.
      I love the armadillo!

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