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18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---CHINTHE(LION)---150 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---CHINTHE(LION)---150 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---CHINTHE(LION)---150 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---CHINTHE(LION)---150 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---CHINTHE(LION)---150 g.
18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---CHINTHE(LION)---150 g.

18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---CHINTHE(LION)---150 g.

$ 31.67

Availability: 21 in stock
  • Age: 1850-1899
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Region of Origin: Burma
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Type: Statues
  • Primary Material: Bronze
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    ANTIQUE OPIUM WEIGHT GOLDEN TRIANGLE---CHINTHE(LION)---150 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 CHINTHE(LION), THE TOP HANDLE WAS BROKEN, WITH WAVY TAIL, LOWER SQUAT. IT HAS A SQUARE 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. 55 mm.(2 1/8”) x l. 35 mm.(1 3/8”) x wd. 25
    mm
    .(1.0”)---WEIGHT 150 g.
    SHIPPING FEES $
    US
    19.50 FOR
    REGISTERED
    SMALL PACKET AIRMAIL WITH TRACKING NUMBER.
    ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED FROM
    BANGKOK
    ,
    THAILAND
    .