Collection

Siamese bronze "Dragon" weight, 5 Siamese "Tikal"

Made:
1800-1825 in Thailand

One of five Siamese bronze "Dragon" weights, early 19th century, for 5 Siamese "Tikal". (Mean Tikal = 235 grains Std. value of Siamese Tikal = 234 grains)

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1938-281/4
Materials:
bronze (copper, tin alloy)
Measurements:
overall: mm
type:
siamese weight (dragon)
credit:
Stevens's Auction Rooms Ltd.

Related Objects

Set of 8 brass handled (brass weight)

Set of 7 square brass grain weights and two folded pieces of paper: one of which is inscribed with ‘Alicante’, for the Mark of Alicante from the Castlereagh Collection (brass weight)

Set of 8 brass nested cup weights for the Mark of Alicante from the Castlereagh Collection for Alicante (brass weight)

Millwright's measuring tool (millwright's measuring tool)

Exchequer standard yard of Queen Elizabeth I, 1588 (rules (measuring devices); linear standards)

Exchequer standard pint measure of Queen Elizabeth I, 1601 (volume measures; volume standards; pint measures)