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.

The object Two figures and opium weight with the object ID 3036829 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 1 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.

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