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18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---288 g. heavy item
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---288 g. heavy item
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---288 g. heavy item
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---288 g. heavy item
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---288 g. heavy item
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---288 g. heavy item
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---288 g. heavy item

18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---288 g. heavy item

$ 63.35

Availability: 28 in stock
  • Type: Statues
  • Age: 1850-1899
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Region of Origin: Burma
  • Primary Material: Bronze

    Description

    ANTIQUE OPIUM WEIGHT GOLDEN TRIANGLE---HANTHA(BIRD)---wt. 288 g. heavy item.
    THIS IS A ROYAL ANIMAL WEIGHT OF THE BURMESE EMPIRE, CIRCA -/+ 1820s.
    THIS IS A OPIUM WEIGHT IN THE FORM OF A HANTHA(BIRD). IT HAS AN OCTAGON BASE, WELL-WORN MARK AT THE BASE.
    THE ORIGIN OF OPIUM WEIGHTS HAVE NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED BUT IT IS THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE INTRODUCED TO
    THAILAND
    BY THE BURMESE WHEN THEY CONQUERED
    AYUTTHAYA
    IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
    (M. Robinson &
    L.A.
    Shaw, THE COINS AND BANKNOTES OF
    BURMA
    )
    MATERIAL : BRONZE ALLOY
    SIZE : approx. ht. 65 mm.(2 5/8”) x l. 50 mm.(2.0”) x wd. 40
    mm
    .(1 1/2”)---WEIGHT 288 g.
    SHIPPING FEES $
    US
    29.50 FOR
    REGISTERED
    SMALL PACKET AIRMAIL WITH TRACKING NUMBER.
    ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED FROM
    BANGKOK
    ,
    THAILAND
    .