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Burmese bronze weight

Object No. 2006/101/1-1

Weight (1 of 3), bronze, maker unknown, Burma, 1800-1885

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Summary

Physical Description

A bronze Burmese weight in the form of a karaweik (Indian cuckoo or Burmese crane). The karaweik sits on a rounded base and has a sharply pointed beak and feet similar to a chicken. The neck feathers, frills and top of the base have been incised. There is a handle extending from the head to the tail of the figure.

DIMENSIONS

Height

102 mm

Width

72 mm

Depth

55 mm

PRODUCTION

Notes

This weight measured 20 tical.

SOURCE

Acquisition Date

28 July 2006

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