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Opium Weight: Toe, Mythical Feline Animal

2012.10.0158

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Artifact Identification Opium Weight: Toe, Mythical Feline Animal   (2012.10.0158)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Science & Technology T&E
    2. :
  2. Weights & Measures T&E
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 18th Century
Culture Burmese
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 5.02 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 3.55 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 3.46 cm
Weight 159 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials N/A
Manufacturing Processes N/A

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Gear, Donald and Joan. An Ancient Bird-Shaped Weight System from Lan Na and Burma. Chiang Mai, Thailand: Silkworm Books, 2002.

Gear, Donald and Joan. Earth to Heaven: The Royal Animal-Shaped Weights of Burma. Chiang Mai, Thailand: Silkworm Books, 2000.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Robert C. and Donna M. Spina Helmholz
Reproduction N/A

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