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5th July 2014, 02:38 PM
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A handle from the collection of a friend. Cirebon? West Java? What you think?
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5th July 2014, 03:08 PM
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From the same collection. Semar, Central Java?
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6th July 2014, 04:13 AM
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I will add a few examples. Bali?
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6th July 2014, 04:16 AM
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I love the endless knot motif worked into this example.
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6th July 2014, 04:18 AM
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Very abstract yet upon close review you can see facial features.
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6th July 2014, 04:21 AM
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Same as previous one. Very abstract but I can make out a face.
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6th July 2014, 04:25 AM
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This is an interesting one. I see a dragon in the abstract carving and there are also 2 Chinese style dragons carved on the sides of the handle. There is also an Arabic inscription to boot on the handle.
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