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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