Antique Small Terracotta Planter with Adam, Eve and Cherubs, Presumed Italian one of a kind textile it is made mosaic-style of

it is made mosaic-style of slag glass (sourced from KC’s Monarch Glass) pressed into concrete

Super mid-century feeling in its shape and palette

I love its roughness and the darkness of the clay body

Two original nails attaching one end of the handle to the box have been replaced with screws

and later lived in Oaxaca

Antique Small Terracotta Planter with Adam, Eve and Cherubs, Presumed Italian one of a kind textile it is made mosaic-style ofI just love this little planter, which features what I believe is a Garden of Eden scene in bas relief. One one side is a nude Eve, reclining underneath a tree, and on the opposite is a nude Adam in a similar reclining pose. In between are lots of putti! I believe the planter is made of a white terra cotta, and that this vessel was made using a mold, which resulted in terrific details on the faces and bodies of the figures and the widely branching