Figurine group

Museum number:
3-30749
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Alternate number:
JP-49 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4777
Description:
Miniature figure group: 2 ceramic figures - lion and alligator - mounted on a fragment of tree bark, whose top surface is painted green. Lion is yellow tan and black with red "blood" over right shoulder; alligator painted grey with white teeth and read "blood" on neck and head.
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
John Paul
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Alligators, Figurines, and Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 2011
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
whole— width 4.5 centimeters, whole— height 3 centimeters, and whole— length 5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Figurine group, accession number 3-30749, described as Miniature figure group: 2 ceramic figures - lion and alligator - mounted on a fragment of tree bark, whose top surface is painted green. Lion is yellow tan and black with red "blood" over right shoulder; alligator painted grey with white teeth and read "blood" on neck and head.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figurine group, accession number 3-30749, described as Miniature figure group: 2 ceramic figures - lion and alligator - mounted on a fragment of tree bark, whose top surface is painted green. Lion is yellow tan and black with red "blood" over right shoulder; alligator painted grey with white teeth and read "blood" on neck and head.

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