Pair of superb bronze 10 Tical Shan Duck Opium weights, 1800-1850
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1800: Item # 1471389
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1800: Item # 1471389
$115.00
A pair of superb bronze Hamsa bird opium weights of 10 tical, Late Shan Empire, c. early 1800s.
The Hamsa with 1 spikes, both standing on symethric hexagonal bases. One with V-tail and the other with U-tail. Clear verification marks of a bird and a 6-rayed star.
Weight: 161,5 & 162 grams = 10 tical.
Condition: Near EF, choice brown and light tinned bronze surfaces.
Rarity: Common but very nice specimens.
Refference: Gear Group 1/2.
Provenance: John Abrahamsen Collection, important Danish private collection of c. 250 Opium weights, hand-picked from 1991-2006, by the collector from German, British and Danish dealers. Comes with COA and provenance.
The Hamsa with 1 spikes, both standing on symethric hexagonal bases. One with V-tail and the other with U-tail. Clear verification marks of a bird and a 6-rayed star.
Weight: 161,5 & 162 grams = 10 tical.
Condition: Near EF, choice brown and light tinned bronze surfaces.
Rarity: Common but very nice specimens.
Refference: Gear Group 1/2.
Provenance: John Abrahamsen Collection, important Danish private collection of c. 250 Opium weights, hand-picked from 1991-2006, by the collector from German, British and Danish dealers. Comes with COA and provenance.
