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: 4cm, 1.57 in
Base: 3.5 cm, 1.4 in
Weight: 10 kyat/tical, 150 grams (kyat mass: 15g)
Base plan: octagonal
Base lines: 3 horizontal lines
Sign: Front Circular Depression
Period: 1551-1595 King Bayinnaung
Form: beast/to-naya
* Earth to Heaven: The Royal Animal-Shaped Weights of the Burmese Empire Paperback , 2002 by Joan & Donald Gear
