Fabulous Large, Very Heavy, Clay Cat Sculpture (Doorstop?) vintage viking each weighing a pound

each weighing a pound

In addition to the progression of (heavily rouged

which is attached by brass screws at center

I find it quite elegiac

but too long to be a deer

Fabulous Large, Very Heavy, Clay Cat Sculpture (Doorstop?) vintage viking each weighing a poundPerhaps more than ever, I'm feeling especially drawn to the sorts of things that perhaps only a mother would love, with this creature a pretty pure embodiment of that instinct but oh, so good! Kid made or artist made Im not entirely sure (there is what looks possibly to be a signature on lower back but it could just be some decorative marks), but whatever the case this cat (I believe!) feels completely full of life and character to me shy but curious,