Hand-sculpted Terracotta Women, Presumed Scandinavian--A Pair William G. Thayer The wood is worn smooth

The wood is worn smooth and a little shiny

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Hand-sculpted Terracotta Women, Presumed Scandinavian--A Pair William G. Thayer The wood is worn smoothThese little women! If I had a sister, would gift them to her! I bought them at a sale that included lots of mid century Scandinavian ceramics and glass, and would certainly guess they Danish or Swedish, late 60s or 70s. I just love those clasped hands at their waists, and those beatific little faces, and then the wonderfully varied impressed patterning covering most every inch of them, with the back sides just as great as the fronts. Plus the fact