Large weight in the shape of a bull

Large weight in the shape of a bull

The weight is shaped as a crouching zebu with its legs tucked underneath it and short horns. The body has been delicately modelled, and other notable aspects are the details of the face and the rendering of the neck. On the inside, close to the break, is a rectangular field indicating the weight of 20 deben in a bold golden inlay. This means that this bull is the largest metal weight in animal form known to us.

Present location PELIZAEUS-MUSEUM [04/030] HILDESHEIM
Inventory number 6249
Dating 18TH DYNASTY
Archaeological Site UNKNOWN
Category WEIGHT
Material LEAD; BRONZE; GOLD
Technique HOLLOW CAST; INLAID
Height 7.2 cm
Width 6 cm



Translation
"[1] 20"

Bibliography•Eggebrecht, A. (Hrsg.), Gewichte in Tiergestalt aus dem alten Ägypten, Hildesheim - Mainz 1992, S. 7-8, Abb. S. 5, S. 6.
•Eggebrecht, A. (Hrsg.), Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim : Die ägyptische Sammlung, Hildesheim - Mainz 1993, Abb. 49.
•Seidel, M., Ein neues Gewicht in Rindergestalt, in: Kessler, D. & Schulz, R. (Hrsg.), Gedenkschrift für Winfried Barta (Münchener Ägyptologische Untersuchungen 4), Frankfurt 1995, S. 353-354, Tf. 1.

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