These cups has lived with me and many of my friends and buyers since years back. My own mixed breed Wilma stood model of the first one:) The size is approx. 9x9 cm and works perfect for coffee, but why not use it as toothbrush cup or for pens and pencils. Material is earthenware and the surface is shiny. Surface has a low structure where you can feel the shape of the animal and the eyes are coming out a bit. They are made by hand, all from the throwing of the cup to the engobe colouring and shaping of the figures.