18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---wt. 76 g.

Description

ANTIQUE OPIUM WEIGHT GOLDEN TRIANGLE---HANTHA(BIRD)--- weight 76 g.
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 A OCTAGON BASE WITH THE BIRD MARK.
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. 40 mm.(1 5/8”) x l. 30 mm.(1 1/4”) x wd. 25
mm
.(1.0”)---WEIGHT 76 g.
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