Maurizio's rounded oil cruet has that bellied shape you don't see much anymore. Round in the middle, narrower at the neck, with a small spout that pours without drips and without waste. An old shape, made for oil.
 
 
 
In Calabria, oil wasn't just a seasoning. It was the center of the pantry, the thing kept with respect. It was stored in terracotta containers because terracotta protected it from light and kept it cool. That wasn't a small detail: it was the right way to treat something precious.
 
 
 
Maurizio still makes it by hand, in Altomonte. Every cruet is different from the next: the curve shifts by a few millimeters, the glaze has its own variations. That's not a flaw. It's the signature of something made without molds.
 
 
 
It's used every day, in the kitchen or at the table. For dressing pasta, bruschetta, salad. For pouring good oil the way it deserves to be poured.
 
 
 
A container that gives value to what it holds.
 
 
 
14.5cm (H); roundabout; 1 pc.
 
250 ml (Capacity)