Four small 19th (can be as early as 18th) century Burmese bronze opium weights with finials cast as Singha (the lion). Opium weights is a fancy name for an ancient weight system which existed in Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and South China (Yunnan Province). The weights were used by traders to weigh a variety of goods: smaller ones for expensive ones (opium, gems, gold, silver), bigger ones for inexpensive commodities (vegetables, fruits, hides). Very good casting, beautiful patina, very pleasant to the touch, must have come from different sets. Heights (left to right): 30 mm, 29 mm, 29 mm, 24 mm. Weights: 32.3 g, 32.5 g, 17.8 g, 31.6 g.

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