The terracotta piggy bank is for those who take saving seriously. It has no little door on the bottom, no key: it has a slot on top. To open it, you have to break it. The way it was done once, the way it still works today.
 

 
Maurizio makes it by hand in Altomonte, with clay from the workshop. The shape is simple, the weight in your hand feels right. The small imperfections on the surface tell you it wasn't made with a mold.
 

 
It's given to children, kept on a dresser, brought as a gift to someone starting something new. Or used on your own, to collect whatever's left over at the end of the day.
 

 
A piggy bank that lasts. And when it breaks, it's done its job.