Seller: pkesby ✉️ (524) 100%, Location: Bangkok/Thailand, TH, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 165078904111 18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---CHINTHE(LION)---150 g.. ANTIQUE OPIUM WEIGHT GOLDEN TRIANGLE---CHINTHE(LION)---150 g. THIS IS A ROYAL ANIMAL WEIGHT OF THE BURMESE EMPIRE, CIRCA -/+ 1820s. THIS IS A WELL-WORN OPIUM WEIGHT IN THE FORM OF A CHINTHE(LION), THE TOP HANDLE WAS BROKEN, WITH WAVY TAIL, LOWER SQUAT. IT HAS A SQUARE BASE. THE ORIGIN OF OPIUM WEIGHTS HAVE NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED BUT IT IS THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE INTRODUCED TO THAILAND BY THE BURMESE WHEN THEY CONQUERED AYUTTHAYA IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. (M. Robinson & L.A. Shaw, THE COINS AND BANKNOTES OF BURMA) MATERIAL : BRONZE ALLOY SIZE : approx. ht. 55 mm.(2 1/8”) x l. 35 mm.(1 3/8”) x wd. 25 mm.(1.0”)---WEIGHT 150 g. SHIPPING FEES $US 19.50 FOR REGISTERED SMALL PACKET AIRMAIL WITH TRACKING NUMBER. ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED FROM BANGKOK, THAILAND. Region of Origin: Burma, Age: 1850-1899, Primary Material: Bronze, Original/Reproduction: Original, Type: Statues