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18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---wt. 78 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---wt. 78 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---wt. 78 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---wt. 78 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---wt. 78 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---wt. 78 g.

18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---wt. 78 g.

$ 31.67

Availability: 31 in stock
  • Region of Origin: Burma
  • Age: 1850-1899
  • Primary Material: Bronze
  • Type: Statues
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    ANTIQUE OPIUM WEIGHT GOLDEN TRIANGLE---HANTHA(BIRD)--- weight 78 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 WELL-WORN 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. 45 mm.(1 3/4”) x l. 34 mm.(1 3/8”) x wd. 25
    mm
    .(1.0”)---WEIGHT 78 g.
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