Ceramic figure of a mythical beast in the form of a coin bank. A red painted biped, holding a white snake with 2 arms in from of chest (arms and snake broken off); with a lizard's tail, bull-like horns (red & green), 4 stubby red and green wings, gargoyle like ears, and a large mouth with white teeth in a grin. Small, black applied eyes sit atop head. Body has blue and green spot decoration; coin slot on its back.
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 21.5 centimeters, width 12 centimeters, and height 25.8 centimeters