18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA-MYANMAR--ANTIQUE OPIUM WEIGHT---HAMSA(BIRD)--1700 g.
ANTIQUE OPIUM WEIGHT GOLDEN TRIANGLE---HAMSA(BIRD)---1700 g.
THIS IS A ROYAL ANIMAL WEIGHT OF THE BURMESE EMPIRE, CIRCA -/+ 1820s.
THIS IS A WELL-WORN OPIUM WEIGHT IN THE FORM OF A HAMSA(BIRD), LOWER SQUAT. IT HAS A SQUARE BASE WITH THE OFFICIAL SEAL.
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. 130 mm.(5 1/4”) x w. 120 mm.(4 3/4”) x wd. 65 mm.(2.5”)---WEIGHT 1700 g.
SHIPPING FEES $US 59.00 FOR REGISTERED SMALL PACKET AIRMAIL WITH TRACKING NUMBER.
ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED FROM BANGKOK, THAILAND.
- Primary Material: Bronze
- Type: Statues
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Region of Origin: Burma
- Age: 1850-1899
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