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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 16 AE opium weights

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Asian Antiques - Burma Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:120.00 - 180.00 USD
ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 16 AE opium weights
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This item SOLD at 2023 Jun 12 @ 10:51UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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ASIA: BURMA: LOT of 16 AE opium weights, including twelve 2-kyat (ca. 30g) and four 1-kyat (ca. 15g), all with mythical lion-deer (tó), about half with octagonal base and half with square base; most made in the second half of the 18th century, with a few older examples from previous centuries, incl. a 15th-16th century 2-kyat (the oldest type of beast weight, rare, cf. Gear group 5, period K/L p.87); conditions between Good and VF, most Fine; retail value $350, lot of 16 pieces.