Brick Clay Pig Doorstop, Presumed End of Day Whimsy skin puppet What sort of creature I

What sort of creature I am not sure and have not found another quote like it

Wonderfully stark and highly empathetic

I think this is tin glaze on a red clay body

I had one other ball like this several years ago

or with these reinforced corners

Brick Clay Pig Doorstop, Presumed End of Day Whimsy skin puppet What sort of creature II take this for an end of day brickmaker's whimsy of sorts, made of brick clay, and seems as though he was meant to function as a door stop, though I wouldn't be especially inclined to risk the door taking a chip out of him! With that L shaped body, I'd call it him a sphynx of a pig, and with a wrinkled, wise old face to match! A charmer. 4 3 4 x 2 5 8 x 3 5 8 t and in good condition, no cracks or losses that I can see, and a nice gritty texture to