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Opium weight

Artist Artist unrecorded
DateSecond Half of 19th Century
Place madeMyanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumBronze
Dimensions2 5/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 5/8 in. (5.8 × 4 × 4.1 cm)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Robert C. and Donna M. Spina Helmholz, A.2014.18.21
Object numberA.2014.18.21
DescriptionA small bronze opium weight in the shape of a lion standing on octagonal base, square indent on front of base.
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Opium weight
Artist unrecorded
Second Half of 19th Century
Opium weight
Artist unrecorded
Second Half of 19th Century
Opium weight
Artist unrecorded
Second Half of 19th Century
Opium weight
Artist unrecorded
Second Half of 19th Century
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Artist unrecorded
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Artist unrecorded
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