Pinca Grottaglie Italy Mid Century Pottery Mask Fountain Spitter Garden Art Rookwood it has a clear impressed

it has a clear impressed mark on the back

The back has an early diamond registry mark and embossed "Minton Hollins & Co

Huge 13 1/2" octagonal tile by Malibu or Spanish Potteries

Wagner studied in Oakland at the California School of Arts and Crafts

Pinca Grottaglie Italy Mid Century Pottery Mask Fountain Spitter Garden Art Rookwood it has a clear impressedThis large and massive wall decoration is a mid century reinterpretation of an ancient Mesopotamian mask. Perfect for the garden. It measures 14" tall, 12" wide and over 4" deep, all hand made, glazed and marked Pinca Grottaglie. Drilled, it could be used as a fountain spitter. The raw red clay on the back has a warm patina of age. On the left side there is a manufacturing flaw, a drying line where the cheek was applied to the face and then glazed.