Weight of 3 Deben in the Shape of a Gazelle

Weight of 3 Deben in the Shape of a Gazelle

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The notation on the back of this gazelle indicates that it its weight was the equivalent of 3 deben, an ancient Egyptian weight of approximately 270 grams (0.06 lbs). The gazelle actually weighs 261.80 grams.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.