In K. Jensen's book, there were also hilt forms representing Siva Bhairava at around the same period (16th - 17th century), with different poses. One hilt in the book referred to Ravana. There were also a couple of highly abstract hilts in the books which Jensen referred to as 'stylized raksasa'. They are different from my example, but tentalizingly similar in that they are all covered with vegetal motifs, and the head is quite alike.
I'll try to take pictures from the book and post some time this week.
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