Bronze weight in the form of a qilin

Made:: Thailand

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Bronze weight in the form of a qilin, (kylin), orignally registered as Siamese, made in Thailand

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Category:: Weighing & Measuring

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A114918

Materials:: bronze

type:: weights

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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Bronze weight in the form of a qilin

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