This ceramic salt pig with handmade spoon works well as a sugar bowl, too. A salt cellar is a great gift for anyone who loves to cook. This french salt dish is designed to be filled with kosher salt or pepper or other favorite spice and left on the counter - great kitchen decor. wherever you do your cooking. Reach in with your fingers or use the little spoon that I made to go with this salt cellar whenever you need to season your dish. I made this on my pottery wheel as a closed-form, egg-shaped item into which I cut a 3.25" hole. This container stands around 4" tall x 4" across and holds around a cup of salt...or sugar or other herb. I added a design to the exterior of buzzing bees among some colorful wildflowers. This listing is for the exact sugar bowl with red wildflowers in the first 3 photos, but as you can see in later photos, I make these in many colors. You can also find more salt pigs and other kitchen storage jars in a variety of glaze colors and designs in my shop. Please check my other listings. This is an original design that I created in 2007 and which has been widely copied on the Etsy website. Here's your opportunity to get the original! Dishwasher safe. I signed it on the bottom rim. If you'd like a gift card enclosed with this item, leave me the wording in the notes to seller and I'll be sure to include it for you.