Weight in Form of a Cat

ca. 1550–30 B.C.E.

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Caption

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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.424E.

Title

Weight in Form of a Cat

Date

ca. 1550–30 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 26, or later

Period

New Kingdom or later

Geography

Possible place made: Saqqara, Egypt

Medium

Bronze, silver, lead

Classification

Remains, Animal

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)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.424E

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