Two figures and opium weight ·  Asia · ID: 3036829

Description

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.