Limestone ram-bearer. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: Overall: 13 x 7 x 4 in. (33 x 17.8 x 10.2 cm). Date: second quarter of 6th century B.C..Images of worshipers bringing an animal for sacrifice emphasize the importance of agriculture and animal husbandry for the subsistence of the community. Such limestone examples have been found not only on Cyprus but also in sanctuaries on Samos and Rhodes, for instance. More modest representations exist in terracotta. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Limestone ram-bearer. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: Overall: 13 x 7 x 4 in. (33 x 17.8 x 10.2 cm). Date: second quarter of 6th century B.C..Images of worshipers bringing an animal for sacrifice emphasize the importance of agriculture and animal husbandry for the subsistence of the community. Such limestone examples have been found not only on Cyprus but also in sanctuaries on Samos and Rhodes, for instance. More modest representations exist in terracotta. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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