#opiumweights

[lasieexotique]

Antique Burmese Karaweik ‘Opium’ market weight, 1 viss A-le, a zoomorphic form bronze market weight often referred to as an “opium weight", in the form  of a Karaweik, a Burmese crane with pointed  beak, bulging eyes, side wings and upturned tail standing on a tapered octagonal base with a crested mane