29th August 2024, 05:22 AM
			
			
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					Originally Posted by  David
					 
				 
				These are nice carvings Hugh, but honestly i would hesitate to label them as VERY high quality. First of all, usually the highest quality would be reserved for ivory, not only a more valuable material, but one that lends itself to a more detailed level of carving than bone. But even bone can be carved to a higher level of carving than the examples you show. Please understand i am not saying those examples are undesirable. As i stated, they are really nice hilts that i would surely welcome into my collection. But i just wanted you to be aware that they are not the highest level of Balinese carving skill. 
			
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 There are very very beautiful. Thank you for letting us see them!
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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