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Antique Burmese Opium Weight Box and Cast Brass Water Buffalo

Item Details

An antique Burmese opium weight box and cast brass water buffalo. This 19th-century semicircular box is beautifully hand-carved from teakwood with a relief carving of a dragon and detailed bordering to the top. The inside of the box has been carved out intended to hold a set of scales and weights. The box still contains the brass and string balance beam scale. Also included is a cast brass water buffalo figurine.

Materials Teak, Brass
Brand Unknown
Marks No Discernible Maker’s Mark
Period Antique

Condition

-chips and wear to box due to age.
-oxidation to figurine.

Dimensions

12.5" W x 3.25" H x 6.25" D

-box measured

Item #

19CIN058-162

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