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Opium Weight 2 Tical Bronze Bird EOW105

$115.00

From Burma, this nicely cast 2 tical bird opium weight would make a charming addition to a weight collection. The under-surface bears a 5 ray star.

Availability: In stock

Opium weights of 2 tical and under were easily lost and so are not as frequently seen as other weights.

Characteristics

Height: 2.5cm, 1 in
Base: 1.5cm, .6 in
Weight: 2 kyat/tical, 31 grams
Base plan: hexagonal
Base lines: 2
Period:  19thC, *Gear Group 2, Period B

* Earth to Heaven: The Royal Animal-Shaped Weights of the Burmese Empire Paperback –2002 by Joan & Donald Gear

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