A Pair of Egyptian Bronze weights, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Vessels - Clay Examples in the Petrie Museum

Examples in the Petrie Museum follow a standardized sequence of applied colors

so that the pigment penetrated the plaster and became part of the wall

or clan-type affiliation and were worn on the person as pendants

possibly for offerings

Few surviving pieces of Egyptian jewelry combine rarity

A Pair of Egyptian Bronze weights, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Vessels - Clay Examples in the Petrie MuseumThis 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)