The Broken Hoofed Shell

A single silver egg cup from The Hatch Series.

Its rim opens in sharp irregular points,
like a shell broken by hand.

Its rounded silver body stands on four small hoofed legs,
giving the object a quiet animal tension.

Made to hold an egg,
but already standing somewhere between vessel and creature.

The silver keeps its age.
Lightly scratched, softened, slightly marked by use.
Inside, the metal turns warm,
like a small golden hollow.

Hallmarked, aged, and quietly strange.
Not only a cup.
A broken shell on hooves.

Unique piece