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Originally Posted by kai
Yes, Rick, some of the tumpal motifs have been preserved in this design.
There also seems to be a garuda mungkur at the back of the head.
I'm fairly sure there are fangs - we need sharper pics for verification though.
There seem to be 2 elephants depicted at the front.
The hilt sure does seem to have some age despite metal castings being notoriously difficult to appraise. However, I don't see any of the common motifs/details of very early carved hilts and suspect this piece is later work.
Tim, any resin (or wood) inside the hilt?
Regards,
Kai
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I agree..... Interesting handle and I think it could be old