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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