Weight
48-2-31
From: Burma
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Hintha Alay |
| Object Number | 48-2-31 |
| 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 | 2.5 viss or peittha weight in shape of hamsa. One head knob, straight beak, wings curved outwards, double mane and U-shaped tail. Rounded hexagonal base with three horizontal lines. Looped handle with three knobs attached at back of head and tip of tail. Gray colored metal filling between legs at front. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
| Other Number | L-2-329 - Old Loan Number |
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