SOLD: Large Burmese Opium Weight
SOLD: Large Burmese Opium Weight
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Circa 1820, Konbaung dynasty aka Third Burmese Empire
Brass
4.75 h x 3.75 w in. / 12 x 9.5 cm
Weight 3.5 lbs/1,587 grams - when originally issued it would have been 1,630 grams, the equivalent of 1 viss or 100 tical. The weight loss is due to use.
Larger opium weights are rare. This example presents in classic Karaweik form, defined by the octagonal base, rooster like head, markings on the base and three (sometimes there are two) rows of neck feathers.
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