{"product_id":"vintage-handcrafted-vase-konya-pot-turkish","title":"Olive Oil or Water Jar  | Konya Pot | Eastern Mediterranean Pre-1950","description":"\u003cp\u003eRustic and beautiful vintage Konya Pot from Anatolia, Turkey, or the Eastern Mediterranean, where they were used to store olive oil. Probably early to mid 20th century, judging by the base, but perhaps earlier. These pots were no longer made in this way from the 1950s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHead thrown terracotta clay, it has a brilliant surface texture, with \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eheavy, authentic pitting, iron spots, and carbon blackening from an old wood-fired kiln. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eYou can see it was \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eand-thrown on a manual kick-wheel by the slight horizontal bands. The best feature of this pot, apart from the medley of textures and tones,  is the clear thumbprints where the handles were applied, leaving a visible mark of the hands that made it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize-wise, its small enough for a table, but big enough to make an impact. It's an ideal vase for displaying a few green branches – evergreens in winter, blossoms in spring, and an olive branch or two in summer would all look brilliant. It's glazed on the inside, so is water-tight. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eGood. There is a shallow chip on the rim (pictured), where an unglazed firing fault has come away. Otherwise it is in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003eH 25.5cm W 18cm x D 13cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bowerful","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55202233221458,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/2108\/0402\/files\/1_e7a9afa6-6703-43f2-ab55-3c6a7839abf0.jpg?v=1792851385","url":"https:\/\/bowerful.com\/products\/vintage-handcrafted-vase-konya-pot-turkish","provider":"Bowerful","version":"1.0","type":"link"}