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18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA--OPIUM WEIGHT--SINGH(LION)/OFFICIAL MARK--wt. 78 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA--OPIUM WEIGHT--SINGH(LION)/OFFICIAL MARK--wt. 78 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA--OPIUM WEIGHT--SINGH(LION)/OFFICIAL MARK--wt. 78 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA--OPIUM WEIGHT--SINGH(LION)/OFFICIAL MARK--wt. 78 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA--OPIUM WEIGHT--SINGH(LION)/OFFICIAL MARK--wt. 78 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA--OPIUM WEIGHT--SINGH(LION)/OFFICIAL MARK--wt. 78 g.

18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA--OPIUM WEIGHT--SINGH(LION)/OFFICIAL MARK--wt. 78 g.

$ 36.95

Availability: 60 in stock
  • Type: Statues
  • Region of Origin: Burma
  • Age: 1850-1899
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Primary Material: Bronze

    Description

    ANTIQUE OPIUM WEIGHT GOLDEN TRIANGLE---SINGH(LION)/OFFICIAL WELL-WORN MARK AT THE BASE---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 SINGH(LION). A
    OFFICIAL 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. 45 mm.(1 3/4”) x l. 35 mm.(1 3/8”) x wd. 25
    mm
    .(1.0”)---WEIGHT 78 g.
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