Graduated Burmese Bronze Opium Weights, Mythical Bird Forms
A rare graduated set of nine Burmese bronze opium weights, 1 - 550 grams in the form of mythical bird, 17th-19th century, each of the graduated mythical animals are complete on a tapering square base. Provenance: The collection of a former Australian Diplomat, height 1 -4.72 in.
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- Bronze - An alloy of copper and tin, traditionally in the proportions of about 9 parts of copper to 1 part of tin.
The discovery of bronze in Western Asia in the 4th century enabled people to create metal objects which were superior to those previoulsy possible because of its strength and hardness, and it has been used throughout the world for weapons, coins, tools, statuary and other decorative items.
It is very fluid in a molten state, and its hardness, strength when set, and non-corrosive properties makes it most suitable for casting sculpture.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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oriental objects
- bronze weights 26
- bronze, other objects 2,593
