Black Mata Ortize vase with double bear heads by Hector Ortega. The vase alone is 9.5" tall and 8" in diameter. With the stand it is about 13" tall and weighs about 3 lbs. 

Hector Ortega is known for his animal heads around the rims of pots tthat are magnificently ribbed and polished to prefection. He makes his art in a variety of colors, such as white, red, pink and black, and always polished to a mirror sheen.