Ceramic figure of a crab zodiac figure. The crab is holding a fish with its hands, has fish tails on its body, four fish tails on each side of the face, a circular plaque over its head, and two protruding teeth. “CARANGUEJO” (crab in Portuguese) is carved on front; maker's initials on the back.

Ceramic figure with a rooster head, with a large comb and small tail, holding a circular plaque with a chain around the neck with its right hand. A basket with two fishes is on its left hand. Artist initials carved on the back.

Ceramic figure of the bull from the Zodiac. The figure has four arms and is holding a circular plaque on a chain around its neck with its top two hands. The bottom two hands hold a calf. Two horns and two ears protrude from the head and the tongue protrudes from the mouth. “TOURO” is carved on the front; artist initials on the back.

Small ceramic figure of Christ with a crown of thorns, a protruding beard, and four strands of braided hair around his head, with arms wide open. Cloth around the hips. One hole at the back.

Elaborate, round, golden-brown glazed, clay sculpture that is a combination crucifix and candelabra. Around the central element of Christ on the cross is a floral arrangement that includes four tall flower-shaped candle holders. Seven large, standing, fantastical animal-faced figures representing the seven deadly sins, with names written in Portuguese at each base, face outward from around the base.

Hollow, yellow-brown fox-faced figure with four arms is the representation of AVAREZA (Portuguese for greed), one of the 'seven sins'--the sin name is carved into the base front, with "JR" at the back. The figure has a basket hanging from each of the lower arms and is clutching five birds while eating another one.

Hollow, yellow-brown animal figure with four arms and tail is the representation of IRA (Portuguese for wrath), one of the 'seven sins'. The sin name is carved into the base front, with "JR" at the back. A three horned devil figure with a snake hanging from its mouth is holding four small figures by the neck and appears to be strangling them.

Hollow, yellow-brown donkey-faced figure with four arms and a tail is the representation of PREGUICA (Portuguese for sloth), one of the 'seven sins'--the sin name is carved into the base front, with "JR" at the back. The figure, holding a small donkey in its lower arms, is covering its eyes with its upper hands.

Hollow, yellow-brown figure with four arms is the representation of one of the 'seven sins'. The name INGENUA is carved into the base front, with "JR" at the back. The figure wears large earrings and an apron and is being strangled by the two small devils standing on her shoulders.The two devils held in the lower arms carry sticks.

Hollow, yellow-brown fish-faced figure with four arms is the representation of INVEJA (Portuguese for envy), one of the 'seven sins'--the sin name is carved into the base front, with "JR" at the back. The three-headed fish/person with two arm-like appendages on its head and scales covering upper body is holding four birds.