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Object Number 969-28-20/23691
Display Title Pottery pig with coin slot (piggy bank)
Descriptions
Object Description Pottery pig with coin slot (piggy bank), 19 cm. from snout to tail. several pieces broken off--mended.; 1880's?
Inventory Description Figurine, ceramic piggy bank, red, black painted details, perf mouth, slot, brok
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1880-1889
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 16.2 x 19 cm (6 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-28-20/23691

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