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Opium weight

Artist Artist unrecorded
DateSecond Half of 19th Century
Place madeMyanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumBronze
Dimensions7/8 × 1/2 × 9/16 in. (2.3 × 1.3 × 1.5 cm)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Robert C. and Donna M. Spina Helmholz, A.2014.18.25
Object numberA.2014.18.25
DescriptionA bronze opium weight in the shape of a duck standing on slightly hexagonal base, base has two decorative bands.
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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
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 scale
Artist unrecorded
Second Half of 19th Century
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Artist unrecorded
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Artist unrecorded
Mid 19th-Mid 20th Century
Beaded, scalloped edge pin cushion
Artist unrecorded
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