DepartmentLatin America
ANIMAL, FANTASY
NameAnimal, Fantasy
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 13 3/4 x 7 13/16 x 8 1/16 in. (35 x 19.9 x 20.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.748.
Object numberA.1979.3.748
DescriptionA ceramic sculpture of a rider on an animal. The ceramic is reduced fire black and the animal has a bird head with a snake applied to it. The creature has wings and four legs.CA 1960, STAFF