Weight in Form of a Cat
Description
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.
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Two small bronze statues of ancient Egyptian cats.
The image depicts two bronze feline statues, each seated in a typical posture associated with representations of cats in ancient Egyptian art. The left statue is placed on a rectangular base, while the right statue features a detailed necklace. Both statues exhibit a stylized yet naturalistic representation, reflecting the significance of cats in Egyptian culture.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.424E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117076 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
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