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Opium Weight 20 Tical Bird EOW173

$245.00

This 20 tical opium weight is distinguished by the down-turned curved beak, short vertical lines on the base (almost worn smooth), single head crest, hexagonal shaped base and U-shaped tail.

Availability: In stock

This opium weight is classified as Group 2, Period C in the *Gears’ Earth to Heaven.

Characteristics

Height: 6.8cm, 2.7 in
Base: 3.6cm, 1.4 in
Weight: 295g
Base plan: hexagonal
Base lines: Short Verticals
Period: 1785-1802
Form: bird

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

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