Figurines of sheep and goats were found in several sanctuaries of Greece, a fact that stresses the significance of these animals to the economy of the period. A bronze group of a young man leading a ram to sacrifice. It was found in Magna Graecia and dates to the end of the 8th century BC. Arhur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University Art Museums 1970.26. Langdon, S. (ed.), From Pasture to Polis: Art in the Age of Homer, Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri Press, Columbia and London 1993, p. 158, fig. 51. © Arhur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University Art Museums.