Two figures and opium weight
Asia
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Dietmar Scheit, Berlin, GermanyDescription
metal, seated Buddha figure with high headgear, h: 12,5 cm; standing figure with zoomorphical face, h: 8 cm; opium weight in shape of a lion, Burma, h: 5,5 cm, all with slight traces of corrosion; there are three main motifs of animal weights: duck, lion, bird. They were used to weigh medicinal herbs, spices, metal and opium.