Very Early Mon Duck bronze opium weight of 1/3 tical c. 1600 AD!
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1700: Item # 1466681
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1700: Item # 1466681
$95.00
A rare and interesting tiny bronze bronze weight of the rare early Mon duck type, Classic period, c. 1600 AD (or even earlier).
Weight: 5,23 grams = 1/3 Tical.
The bird without beak appendages, note the fine stepped octagonal base.
Condition: Choice Very fine for the excarvated type, green and brown patina and earthern encrustations.
Reff. Gear group 4; Mikkelsen p. 113-114.
Rarity: Very rare! A tiny piece that have remarkably survived through the ages.
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.
Weight: 5,23 grams = 1/3 Tical.
The bird without beak appendages, note the fine stepped octagonal base.
Condition: Choice Very fine for the excarvated type, green and brown patina and earthern encrustations.
Reff. Gear group 4; Mikkelsen p. 113-114.
Rarity: Very rare! A tiny piece that have remarkably survived through the ages.
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.
