Burmese Bronze Hintha Bird Opium Weight hook known as eburi (also akgitum

known as eburi (also akgitum or abur)

Frequently decorated with symbolic motifs

A captivating set of four small cast bronze cross fragments

shallow incised lines across back

suggesting their use as ritual or funerary vessels

Burmese Bronze Hintha Bird Opium Weight hook known as eburi (also akgitumEarly to mid. 19th century, Burma (Myanmar), Southeast Asia A beautifully cast bronze opium weight in the form of a Hintha bird (Brahmani duck), with a six sided rounded base and faint verification mark of a six rayed star on the front. Three finely incised concentric lines encircle the top of the base. This weight represents an authentic market used example, richly patinated and full of character. The Hintha, or Hamsa, was the emblem of the Mon