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Anthony G. 14th October 2020 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Jean
Just adding to the confusion ;)

The relatively rare hilt form, known as a kocet-kocetan, is thought to have been reserved exclusively for priests of the Brahmin caste. It is a representation of Batara Karpa, a Balinese mythological deity in the form of a beetle, born of a union of Resi Kasyapa, the primordial father of the gods and Dewi Winata who also gave birth to the god Garuda. Interestingly this mythology is exclusively Balinese and is not known in Indian Hindu myth.

A. G. Maisey 14th October 2020 12:14 PM

A little more:-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...9&page=1&pp=30

Anthony G. 15th October 2020 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Thank you :D


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