Bronze Cat & Dog

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Bronze Cat & Dog

Post by JBinVB on Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:37 pm

The cat is 10.5" long, 6" high, 3 lbs

The dog is 11.5' long, 5.5" high, 4.5 lbs

No marks what so ever. The curly hair is interesting. Any ideas ? I haven't seen anything like them.


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Re: Bronze Cat & Dog

Post by dantheman on Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:44 pm

the ancient Egyptians were buried with similar icons

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Re: Bronze Cat & Dog

Post by KEITH on Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:09 pm

Have seen some brass animals similar to these that came from Ghana,
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Re: Bronze Cat & Dog

Post by dantheman on Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:13 pm

try weighing them,you might find they are gold weights

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