This exquisite small vase is in white clay with a striking turquoise finish. Its shape with a smaller base and top evokes the shape of a reel and features a series of parallel geometric carvings running all around its central body. It is engraved by hand with various patterns stencilled on the raw clay, under glossy blue crystalline glaze. This piece was designed by Aldo Londi in 1953, when he was artistic director of Bitossi.