Lot of 31 weights including : - Lot 319

Lot 319
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Lot of 31 weights including : - Lot 319
Lot of 31 weights including : - Twelve weights including Hintha, karaweik and lion. Bronze. Burma, 16th - 19th century. H. : from 1 to 6 cm. - Six weights in the shape of the fabulous animal of the Himalayan forests "tô", weighing from 1 to 5 ticals. Bronze and lead. Burma H. 2.1 to 4.2 cm. - Four weights in the shape of the fabulous animal of the Himalayan forests "tô", weighing 20, 15 and 10 (for two) ticals. Bronze and lead. Burma H.: 6,5 / 5,4 / 5,3 / 4,4 cm. - Three weights in the shape of the "karaweik" bird weighing respectively 8, 7 and 2 ticals. Bronze, lead and iron. Burma. H.: 5,2 / 4,6 / 3 cm. - Three weights, one in the form of a lion "chinthe" reminiscent of the statues guarding the entrance to the pagodas, and two in the form of a goose "hintha", mount of Brahma, weighing 15 and 20 ticals. Bronze and lead. Burma, c. 15th - 17th century H.: 5.9 cm, 289 gr / H.: 5 cm / H.: 6.2 cm. - Three weights, one in the form of the goose/cygnet "Hintha", mount of Brahma, weighing 20 ticals; and two in the form of the fabulous animal of the Himalayan forests "tô", weighing 20 ticals. Bronze and lead. Burma, between the 14th and 17th centuries. H. 4.9 cm, 302 gr / H. 5.5 cm, 281 gr / H. 5.6 cm, 291 gr Published in R. de Wilde, Weights, Scales and Pawns of Ancient Civilizations, 2017
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