Small closed charcoal-black boulder form in coarse bare clay, a row of three holes pierced across the crown, piece 2280 of A Penny For Your Pottery.

A small, closed handbuilt boulder form — rounded and rock-like, resting on a flattened base — in coarse, near-black bare clay the color of charcoal. The surface is granular and pinched, streaked and dusted with pale mineral-like marks. Across the flattened crown, a row of three round holes is bored clean through the wall; in two of the photos, dried blue flower stems are set into them.

What is piece 2280? A small closed charcoal boulder, handbuilt in bare clay with three holes pierced across its crown, the 2,280th of 10,000 in the series, listed at $22.80.

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