6 opium weights - Bronze - Myanmar - 18th or 19th century

These antique opium weights are a beautiful example of 18th- or 19th-century Burmese art.
Opium weights were historically used in Burma (Myanmar) to weigh opium, a product that for a long time played an important role in the local economy and culture.
The weights were often decorated with symbolic figures or patterns that emphasized the connection to the natural world and the spiritual dimension.
Weights from small to large: 79 g, 141 g, 153 g,
300 g, 292 g and 321 g.
Lengths from small to large: 3.9 cm, 4.6 cm, 5 cm,
6 cm, 6.5 cm and 6.9 cm.
Well packaged and shipped by registered mail.
Not shipped outside Europe.