ANTIQUE OPIUM WEIGHT GOLDEN TRIANGLE---HANTHA(BIRD)---350 g. heavy item.
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.
THE ORIGIN OF OPIUM WEIGHTS HAVE NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED BUT IT IS THOUGHT THAT
THEY WERE INTRODUCED TOTHAILAND 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. 65 mm.(2 5/8”) x l. 50 mm.(2.0”) x wd. 40 mm.(1
1/2”)---WEIGHT 350 g.
SHIPPING FEES $US 29.50 FOR REGISTERED SMALL PACKET AIRMAIL WITH TRACKING
NUMBER.
ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED FROM BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Age: 1850-1899 |
Original/Reproduction: Original |
Primary Material: Bronze |
Region of Origin: Burma |
Type: Statues |