Photo of collection object Weight in Form of a Cat — Weight in Form of a Cat, ca. 1550-30 B.C.E.. Bronze, silver, lead, 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 2 3/8 in., 0.6 lb. (5.7 x 2.9 x 6 cm, 257.52 g). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.424E. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Weight in Form of a Cat

ca. 1550-30 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Remains, Animal
Formatted Medium: Bronze, silver, lead
Medium: bronze, silver, lead
Locations: Possible place made: Saqqara, Egypt
Dynasty: Dynasty 26, or later
Period: New Kingdom or later
Dimensions: 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 2 3/8 in., 0.6 lb. (5.7 x 2.9 x 6 cm, 257.52 g)
Departments: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number: 37.424E
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Exhibitions: Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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