Weight
48-2-29
From: Burma
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Hintha Alay |
Object Number | 48-2-29 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Burmese |
Provenience | Burma |
Period | Konbaung Dynasty |
Date Made | Konbaung Dynasty |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bronze |
Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
Iconography | Hintha |
Description | 50 tical/kyat weight in the shape of a hintha, or hamsa bird with one head knob, single mane, V-shaped tail on a rounded hexagonal base. Marks on feet indicate webbing and claws. |
Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
Other Number | L-2-327 - Old Loan Number |
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