The beast opium weight is thought to represent the Bodhisattva, or one who seeks enlightenment out of compassion to release others from suffering, as well as the Chakravartin, a divine universal monarch.
Characteristics
Height: 5.8cm, 2.3 in
Base: 4.2cm, 1.7 in
Weight: 20 kyat/tical, 291 grams (kyat mass: 15g)
Mouth Appendage: Absent
Base plan: octagonal
Main Sign: Front Square Depression
Auxiliary Sign: 6 ray star ( very faint)
Frequency: 15/1000
Period: *Gear: Group 4, Ia, 1595-1626, Mollat: T2 c.1680
Form: beast/to/chinthe
* Earth to Heaven: The Royal Animal-Shaped Weights of the Burmese Empire Paperback , 2002 by Joan & Donald Gear
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