Pre-Columbian Clay Bowl with Skull-and-Crossbones-Like Paint Remnants sterling seagull brooch And what beautiful smiling faces

And what beautiful smiling faces

which must have part of something pretty spectacular

one could put a tiny shim or spot of wax underneath if wanting him to tilt back a little more (either way great

which I have not worked hard to decipher

or of course potato chips--transforming the face of any recipient from a frowning to a smiling one as pictured on the bag

Pre-Columbian Clay Bowl with Skull-and-Crossbones-Like Paint Remnants sterling seagull brooch And what beautiful smiling facesI'm not knowledgable enough about pre Columbian pottery to identify where this bowl came from, but it was identified to me as Central American. I immediately fell in love with the remnants of painted decoration on it, which, as positioned in my first photo, suggests an excellent skull and crossbones sort of mask at center. (Or perhaps a cat with a very pointy chin!) And then a triangle pointing to the rim, with what looks a bit like a figure in