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Thank you so much Ian! So I guess this is quite an anomaly as suggested by the absence of response.
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Yes. I think it is a bit of a puzzler, Jim.
As i look more closely at the face on the pommel, it seems to be European. There is a clear mustache and a small beard, with the cheeks shaved. As such, it qualifies as a "Van Dyck beard." This strengthens my belief that the piece was made for a European, perhaps depicted in his likeness. He seems to be a happy chappy.