An Ancient bird-shaped weight system from Lan Na and Burma / Donald and Joan Gear

Author	Gear, Donald
Title	An Ancient bird-shaped weight system from Lan Na and Burma / Donald and Joan Gear
Imprint	Chiang Mai : Silkworm Books, 2002
Descript	viii, 85 p. : ill., 1 map ; 18 cm

CONTENT

Map of Lan Na, Northern Thailand -- Shapes -- Materials and manufacture -- Masses -- Symbolism -- Period of manufacture and usage -- Locations of manufacture and usage -- Style system -- Masses of the bird-shaped weights -- 1.13 gram mass unit in Lan Na and neighboring regions -- Mass scale of the Lan Na weights compared with Chinese and Indian scales -- Meanings of the script on the lefe side -- Meanings of the script on the right side

SUBJECT

Weights and measures -- Burma -- History
Weights and measures -- Thailand -- History
Weights and measures
Ancient
Animals in art
Weights and measures -- Thailand -- Lanna (Kingdom) -- History

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