Coin bank

Museum number:
3-30604
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
227 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Description:
Ceramic figure of a mythical beast in the form of a coin bank. A red painted quadruped, with a lizard's tail, bull-like horns (yellow & pink), gargoyle like ears rimmed in green, and a large mouth filled with stubby white teeth. Small, pink applied eyes sit atop head, and small pink nostrils are just above upper lip. Entire body is spattered with pink and green paint.
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:
length 37 centimeters and height 24 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Coin bank, accession number 3-30604, described as Ceramic figure of a mythical beast in the form of a coin bank. A red painted quadruped, with a lizard's tail, bull-like horns (yellow & pink), gargoyle like ears rimmed in green, and a large mouth filled with stubby white teeth. Small, pink applied eyes sit atop head, and small pink nostrils are just above upper lip. Entire body is spattered with pink and green paint.

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