Burmese Bronze Hintha Bird Opium Weight antiquities dated to around 600 BC

dated to around 600 BC

renowned for its innovations in agriculture

Shell ornaments served both as ceremonial adornment and as high-value traditional currency

with hair styled in a cloud-like arrangement and piled toward the left

Burmese Bronze Hintha Bird Opium Weight antiquities dated to around 600 BCEarly to mid. 19th century, Burma (Myanmar), Southeast Asia A beautifully 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 seven 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