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lordkoos · 17th July 2012, 06:14 AM

Hi, I was talking about the top of the handle, rather than the blade. The top of the elephant's head looks to have been stuck in the fire for a moment. The big knife with the large carved ivory handle shows evidence of the same treatment. These knives were ceremonial so I was theorizing that they might have been put into the fire as part of some ritual.

17th July 2012, 06:14 AM	#3
lordkoos Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 22	Hi, I was talking about the top of the handle, rather than the blade. The top of the elephant's head looks to have been stuck in the fire for a moment. The big knife with the large carved ivory handle shows evidence of the same treatment. These knives were ceremonial so I was theorizing that they might have been put into the fire as part of some ritual.