Donkey figurine carries Panniers- Cyprus - Late Bronze Age, 1100 BC - Pierides Museum - Reproduction - Ceramic Artifact

Item Specifics

Material: Ceramic
Condition: New, Handmade in Greece.
Height: 13 cm - 5,1 inches
Width: 12 cm - 4,7 inches
Length: 9 cm - 3,5 inches
Weight: 180 g

Examples of miniature terracotta figures from Cyprus, can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other museums across the world. They range from simple, unpainted models to the more sophisticated painted versions. They would typically have been used as votive offerings for the gods and possibly as libation vessels.