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AUTHENTIC mid-19th CENTURY Bronze BURMESE Opium Weight, HINTHA BIRD, 20 Tical !!
$ 52.8
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AUTHENTIC mid-19th CENTURY Bronze BURMESE Opium Weight, HINTHA BIRD, 20 Tical !!I know there are a lot of fakes out there but this is the real deal - guaranteed !!!
Now, a little background on this collection that I'm going to start selling off a piece at a time:
I use live in Malaysia during the early 1980s as an area field service engineer for a regional seismic exploration company. I made frequent trips to Burma for work purposes and would usually get some time to prowl around any local junk/scrap shops in the area, particularly Yangon and
Mandalay.
If lucky, I would pick up a couple or so weights and bring them back home with me. This is one such weight acquired during that time period.
This is a pretty heavy piece, weighs 313.3 grams, I believe this is a 20 TICAL size.
Height is about 2-5/8 inches, 8-sided octagonal base.
The last picture provided is a shot of the entire collection.
I believe it was sometime in the 1880s w
hen the British occupied Burma,
that cast
bronze weights ceased to be produced.
Condition is excellent on this weight, l
ooks like bronze with an almost black patina, nice appropriate wear and tear in all the right places from years of daily use.
A genuine mid-19th century or earlier antique.
This piece is absolutely GUARANTEED to be the REAL DEAL !!!
Please see all photos provided and ask questions.
Thanks for looking.