Burmese Bronze Hintha Bird Opium Weight maternityfigure trace their origins to a

trace their origins to a migration from present-day Ghana under Queen Aura Pokou in the 17th century

and were traditionally passed from mother to daughter across generations

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a remote site hidden deep within the Ténéré Desert—known to Tuareg nomads as “the desert within a desert

Cyprus was under Persian control

Burmese Bronze Hintha Bird Opium Weight maternityfigure trace their origins to aEarly to mid. 19th century, Burma (Myanmar), Southeast Asia A beautifully cast bronze opium weight in the form of a Hintha bird (Brahmani duck), with a six sided rounded base and faint verification mark of a six rayed star on the front. Three finely incised concentric lines encircle the top of the base. This weight represents an authentic market used example, richly patinated and full of character. The Hintha, or Hamsa, was the emblem of the Mon