Burmese Bronze Hintha Bird Opium Weight copperalloy once resting on the lower

once resting on the lower abdomen

1000-1470 AD

African Odyssey

a flat base

org/collection/object/E_Am1939-08-56)

Burmese Bronze Hintha Bird Opium Weight copperalloy once resting on the lowerEarly to mid. 19th century, Burma (Myanmar), Southeast Asia A finely cast bronze opium weight in the form of a Hintha bird (Brahmani duck), with a six sided rounded base and faint verification mark of a six rayed star on the front. Three finely incised concentric lines encircle the top of the base. This weight represents an authentic market used example, richly patinated and full of character. The Hintha, or Hamsa, was the emblem of the Mon Kingdom of