Ceramic figure of a double-headed mythical beast in the form of a coin bank. A green painted quadruped, with 2 heads, and 6 legs. Second head is located where a tail should be; 2 heads features multiple rows of pointed teeth. Small orange eyes are atop each head and orange tongues stick out of their mouths. Orange paint has been painted and spattered across most of the body; coin slot between top 2 front legs.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
Materials:
Ceramic (material) and Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions and 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Accession date:
September 29, 2009
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
height 24.5 centimeters, width 12.5 centimeters, and length 28.5 centimeters