Nice Toe / Chinte bronze opium weight of 5 Tical, Burma, 1750-76
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1800: Item # 1466823
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1800: Item # 1466823
$70.00
Bronze 5 tical opium Toe weight with lovely patina, ca. 1750-1776 AD.
Nice version of the Toe type with the elavated tail and with three spikes, with a octagonal base engraved with concenthric lines and fine details to the cast.
Possible released by King Hsinbyushin in connection with his war campaigns into Manipur, Lanna and Siam in 1763-1767. Reff: Leif B. Mikkelsen 'Opium Weights', p.133, fig. 71.
Weight: 81,23 grams = 5 Tical (Weight unit: 15,8-16,4 grams)
Rarity: Common.
Condition: Choice Very Fine. Choice silverish patina - another gem from the Abrahamsen Collection.
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.
Nice version of the Toe type with the elavated tail and with three spikes, with a octagonal base engraved with concenthric lines and fine details to the cast.
Possible released by King Hsinbyushin in connection with his war campaigns into Manipur, Lanna and Siam in 1763-1767. Reff: Leif B. Mikkelsen 'Opium Weights', p.133, fig. 71.
Weight: 81,23 grams = 5 Tical (Weight unit: 15,8-16,4 grams)
Rarity: Common.
Condition: Choice Very Fine. Choice silverish patina - another gem from the Abrahamsen Collection.
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.
