5 Rare Antique Bronze Lion Opium Weights in Shadow Box

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RARE ANTIQUE BRONZE LION OPIUM WEIGHT COLLECTION PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED IN A BLUE VELVET SHELVED SHADOW DISPLAY BOX! Opium weights are highly collectable weights used to measure quantity of opium (from grown poppies) and are/were owned by the opium growers to measure their crops. Opium is grown along the border of China, Laos, Burma,Thailand and Southeast Asia. In 2005, an agreement was made with the government of Rangoon to halt the production of the opium poppy, making the weights increasingly obsolete and collectable. T are many subjects and shapes of weights- some more common than others. Common weights are the chicken / duck (hantha) with the lion being scarce. T are 80 ducks to one lion. Toe, the lion, is a fabulous animal that was supposed to inhabit the Himalayan forest. Toe had the face of the lion, hooved feet and the tail of a horse. I am no expert, but this does resemble these weights. T is also CHINTHE the temple lion. I am not certain which these are, but they aren't the common duck! Measurements of the weighs are 25mm (0.984 inches), 30mm (1.181 inches), 35mm (1.378 inches), 40mm (1.575 inches) and 45mm (1.777 inches). These weights are bronze and have a nice and rich patina with hints of aqua. The bases are square and the entire weight is quite elaborately detailed. All five of these weights are housed and displayed read more

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