I wanted to share with you some of the weights I started to collect in the late 80’s in Burma and Laos, by starting with 7 of them from Group H1B (Mollat) or Group 5 / period KL (Gear). Period : 1560-1640 (?)
All with round base except one (octogonal).
Thank you for your comments.
Franck

1 viss (1460 g) – Bird as mouth appendage; bird (unclear) in circle front mark? Eyes casted in alloy containing more copper.


1 viss (1345 g with broken handle) Worn – Rod mouth appendage; nice bird in circle depression as front mark.


50 tical (745 g) - Rod mouth appendage; bird (unclear) in circle depression as front mark. Incised ornaments imitating feathers. Found in Mandalay.


50 tical (690 g) Very worn - Rod mouth appendage; bird (unclear) in circle depression as front mark. Incised aligned dots and lines as ornaments.


20 tical (253 g) very worn – Front mark. Rod mouth appendage.


10 tical (125 g) – Bird in front circle depression. Incised ornaments imitating feathers.


10 tical (146 g) – Bird (unclear) in circle depression as front mark. Incised ornaments. Octagonal base.

Hi Franck

Welcome to the opiums weight forums!

I am curious why your first image shown your weight with greenish color patina. Other images shown the weight with brownish/reddish color patina.

Is it caused by lightning effects?

Can you please provide additional close-up images showing the bottom of the base?

Best regards from Myanmar.

Maungchung

Thank you for your comment. Indeed I realise the colour of the patina is influenced by the light and colour of the background. Reality is between the first two pictures, so slightly greenish patina. Here is the photo of the base (sorry flash light) as well as another set of (older) pictures of the weight taken with different light and background.



Franck

Thank you for the 4 images.

I have never seen a weight with alloy copper eyes yet.

Observed no weathering marks.

In my opinion most probably your weight is not so old.

Best regards.

Maungchung

Hi Maungchung,

Sometimes you can find "copper-eyes" on C2A-Chinthes. Have a look at the 5 Tikal Chinthe in my gallery (No. 21). However, I have never seen this design.on other forms.

Best
Hartmut Mollat