Weight
48-2-30
From: Burma
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Hintha Alay |
| Object Number | 48-2-30 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Burmese |
| Provenience | Burma |
| Period | Konbaung Dynasty |
| Date Made | KONBAUNG DYNASTY |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography | Hamsa |
| Description | 1 viss or peittha weight in the shape of a hamsa bird. Knob on head, single mane, straight beak and U-shaped tail. Rounded hexagonal base. Wings curve outwards. Handle loop with three knobs. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
| Other Number | L-2-328 - Old Loan Number |
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