Caption

Hintha hintha duck-shaped weight, 10 tikals ticals; Burmese, c. 1760. Bronze weight on an octagonal base marked with a nine-pointed star on the right side. Duck holds a broken twig in its beak. Weight: 317.7 g; height: 6.3 cm., A small sculptural object resembling a stylized animal with a curved tail and raised head sits on a rounded base; the surface shows a patina with shades of brown and green, and the form includes textured ridges and smooth rounded areas, with a hollow opening between the body and the base and subtle irregularities in the metal finish.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_453

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40.1Mb (2.1Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hintha hintha duck-shaped weight 10 tikals ticals Burmese c 1760 Bronze weight octagonal base marked nine-pointed star right side Duck holds broken twig beak Weight 317.7 g height 6.3 cm small sculptural object resembling stylized animal curved tail raised head sits rounded base surface patina shades brown green form includes textured ridges smooth rounded areas hollow opening body base subtle irregularities metal finish.