A Pair of Egyptian Bronze weights, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Medium - Iron a charming terracotta court lady

a charming terracotta court lady with a sensitively modeled face of pinkish flesh tones

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

In other words

Used as a fertility and good luck charm

with the granulation serving as both decorative and tactile emphasis

A Pair of Egyptian Bronze weights, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Medium - Iron a charming terracotta court ladyThis 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)