Small elephant figurines- bronze?

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by Boland, Mar 6, 2024.

  1. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

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  2. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    They are known as Burmese opium weights.
    Many were made for export and the tourist trade. Yours look to have some age, but I'm not sure they are genuine. They look less refined than the genuine ones I usually see.
    They are cute though, and people collect elephant figurines.
    They are bronze, but Asian bronze is a different alloy from Western bronze.
     
  4. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Many thanks AJ,great info and interesting. I think I should have actually been able to figure these out myself (I now vaguely remember seeing these weights or reading about them somewhere before) I agree,they look a bit rough.
     
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