Seller: pkesby ✉️ (524) 100%, Location: Bangkok/Thailand, TH, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 154615713064 18th circa.--SOUTHEAST ASIA---OPIUM WEIGHT---HANTHA(BIRD)---350 g. heavy item. ANTIQUE OPIUM WEIGHT GOLDEN TRIANGLE---HANTHA(BIRD)---350 g. heavy item. THIS IS A ROYAL ANIMAL WEIGHT OF THE BURMESE EMPIRE, CIRCA -/+ 1820s. THIS IS A OPIUM WEIGHT IN THE FORM OF A HANTHA(BIRD). IT HAS A OCTAGON 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. 65 mm.(2 5/8”) x l. 50 mm.(2.0”) x wd. 40 mm.(1 1/2”)---WEIGHT 350 g. SHIPPING FEES $US 29.50 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