Brass Elephant Figurines

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by kardinalisimo, Jul 10, 2019.

  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    69F10931-D3DA-4E47-9FDB-279FB9E6C8E0.jpeg 0A4076F3-2C36-4CBA-B9B9-899522B2168B.jpeg AA7860F3-68F7-4B8D-8745-501A4A1BFA62.jpeg 50FFA550-372B-44E0-9E3A-3CC48B4EB91D.jpeg 22C8E3F3-E795-4B8A-B053-11985AFBC97C.jpeg I would think made in India as the metal is somewhat magnetic and Indian “brass” is quite often with high iron content.
    The verdigris I guess is applied and probably not as old as they are supposed to look like?
     
  2. Miscstuff

    Miscstuff Sometimesgetsitright

    I'm wondering if they are a scale weight set. Have you tried weighing them??
     
  3. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    I have not, but how weighting them will help confirming if they are scale weights? I’m not sure what units they use/used in India.
     
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  4. Miscstuff

    Miscstuff Sometimesgetsitright

    Look for 10/5/2/1 ratios. If they are genuinely old then ounce or if modern then grams but they could also be for precious metals or maybe just tourist junk.:)
     
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  5. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    Largest one - 192 grams/6.77 oz, next 119g/4.20 oz, next 71 grams/2.47, 40 grams, 27 grams ...
    Don’t see any pattern
     
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  6. Miscstuff

    Miscstuff Sometimesgetsitright

    119 + 71 = 190 (you got 192)
    40 + 27 = 67 (you got 71)
    40 + 27 + 119 = 186 (you got 192)
    Not sure what it all means and maybe I'm seeing a pattern where none exist.:bag:
     
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  7. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    I’m using a food scale so it may be a bit off. The two largest ones have indents on the bottoms, could be result of the production or some weight had to be taken off?
     
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  9. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    Jesus, why people don’t try to take better photos.
    I was just about to comment that they are “opium weights”, either Thailand, Burma or Laos.
    But still, likely not old.
     
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