Caption

Karaweik weight, 5 tikals; maker, Southeast Asian, Burmese; bird-shaped Karaweik weight on a hexagonal base marked with a drawing of a bird on the right; 2nd half of the 19th century; Burma Myanmar; height 4.35 cm; weight 75.9 g., A row of four round-topped, irregularly shaped metal objects resting on a flat surface, with a smooth light gray to white background that fades to a slightly darker gray toward the top; the objects appear in a gradient of sizes from larger on the left to smaller on the right and show rough, textured surfaces in brown and dark brown with patches of darker greenish-brown patina and small lighter speckles, each casting soft shadows on the surface beneath them.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_455

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42.4Mb (1.8Mb) / 17.2in x 9.6in / 5150 x 2879 (300dpi)

Keywords

Karaweik weight 5 tikals maker Southeast Asian Burmese bird-shaped Karaweik weight hexagonal base marked drawing bird right 2nd half 19th century Burma Myanmar height 4.35 cm weight 75.9 g row four round-topped irregularly shaped metal objects resting flat surface smooth light gray white background fades slightly darker gray top objects gradient sizes larger left smaller rough textured surfaces brown dark brown patches darker greenish-brown patina small lighter speckles casting soft shadows surface beneath them.