A Pair of Egyptian Bronze weights, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Medium - Iron Used as a fertility and

Used as a fertility and good luck charm

These influences transformed the figures at the enormous complex of Buddhist cave temples at North XiangtangShan from the linear abstraction of the Northern Wei style to a more rounded

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the yoke is shown worn around the player’s hips

A Pair of Egyptian Bronze weights, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Medium - Iron Used as a fertility andThis pair of solid bronze weights is circular in form, each with a convex domed top and gently sloping sides tapering toward a flat base. Their shape and mass correlate to the Egyptian qedet weight standard of 9. 5 grams, a system widely used for measuring precious materials and commodities during the New Kingdom. Medium: Bronze Dimensions: Diameter: 7 8 inch (2. 2 cm), Height: 3 8 inch (1. 5 cm), Weight: 46. 8g or 5. 14 qedet (at 9. 1g qdt)