Of course, we can't rule out a single cutler, family or even village, or region/island, all of which what we think of as "maker's marks" have commonly referred to (the running wolf leaps to mind, but is not unique in this. Collective maker marks may well be as common as ones signed for the individual artisan.). I saw this piece too, and thought the mark somewhat singular, and perhaps related to the South/West Asian "eyelash" marks?
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