Antique Majapahit 14th Century Large Terracotta Bird East Java Indonesia 14cm

Antique Majapahit 14th Century Terracotta Bird Artefact. Period: 14th - 15th Century.

Height: 9cm / 3.5 inches. Height including stand: 14cm / 5.5 inches.

Length: 12cm / 4.5 inches. Width: 6.5cm / 2.5 inches. Having resided in South East Asia and the Pacific region for several decades I've a developed passion for and a trading interest in artefacts of the region. This terracotta bird is unique and to be enjoyed as a part of ancient Javanese history.

Its antiquity will make an excellent and interesting gift, ideal for desk or shelf display. This Majapahit hand-crafted terracotta bird artefact was excavated amongst the shrines of Mount Penganggungan, East Java. Terracotta pottery was an important craft during the Majapahit era.

Many figurines have been found broken, suggesting their use as effigies or religious offerings. To the gods for bountiful harvests. That they were secular play objects, cast aside once broken. Omplete figurine is very rare compared to the many broken artefacts, especially headless figures or heads without bodies.

The Majapahit Empire of Eastern Java flourished during the 13th-16th centuries. It was a powerful and wealthy maritime Empire that controlled most of the trade routes through the Strait of Malacca and the Java Sea.