Do you know what this is?

This has been sitting on my stove for the days that Mike has been here. He has Mexican heritage, so we figured he knew what it was. Studmuffin was guarding it with his life and hand carrying it to the new house. He asked Mike if he knew what it was.

Mike said....is it one of those things with ashes?

We giggled.

He said, or that thing with a snake in it?

And last but not least, oh, wait, is that one of those bean things?

YES, that's my beloved bean pot!