Weight
48-2-23
From: Burma
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Hintha Alay |
| Object Number | 48-2-23 |
| 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 | 20 tical/kyat weight in shape of Hamsa bird with one head knob, straight beak, single mane and V-shaped tail standing on rounded hexagonal base. Two horizontal lines on base. Lines on feet indicating webbing and claws. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
| Other Number | L-2-319 - Old Loan Number | 167 - Other Number |
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