The donkey and the ox, iconic animals that are often found in traditional Mexican nativity sets (nacimientos), This pair are painted in fanciful colors with splashes of gold here and there; the ox has a coin slot in cut into its shoulder. These pieces were handmade in Jalisco in the 1930s. The ox and the burro, although not explicity mentioned in Biblical accounts of the nativity, are major characters in a fable that tells how the Angel Gabriel chose the ox and the donkey to watch over the Christ Child, out of all the other animals, because of their humility and practicality. Made of clay and glazes, each figure is 5 ¼ inches long, 1 ¾ inches wide, and 3 ¾ inches tall.
The donkey and the ox, iconic animals that are often found in traditional Mexican nativity sets (nacimientos), This pair are painted in fanciful colors with splashes of gold here and there; the ox has a coin slot in cut into its shoulder. These pieces were handmade in Jalisco in the 1930s. The ox and the burro, although not explicity mentioned in Biblical accounts of the nativity, are major characters in a fable that tells how the Angel Gabriel chose the ox and the donkey to watch over the Christ Child, out of all the other animals, because of their humility and practicality. Made of clay and glazes, each figure is 5 ¼ inches long, 1 ¾ inches wide, and 3 ¾ inches tall.
