
Donkey figurine
Description: | The solid, handmade donkey carries panniers. The body is broken across the neck and the left foreleg and is mended. H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm) |
Period: | Archaic II |
Date: | 600 - 480 BC |
Collection: | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Provenance: | From CyprusSaid to be from a tomb at Alambra |
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Accession Number: | 74.51.1788 |