Weight in Form of a Cat
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Bronze, silver, lead
DATES
ca. 1550–30 B.C.E.
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)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.424E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Bronze statuette representing a recumbent cat upon a high base. The plinth in straight-edged in the front and rounded in the rear; its sides are curved concavely. The cat's tail curves around on the top of the right side of the base. There are thin loops of silver wire around the front legs: the loop on the left leg is only partially preserved. A thin wire loop pierces the right ear and serves as an earring.
Condition: Large chip in upper left rear of base.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.424E_37.425E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)
IMAGE
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