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Old 28th February 2009, 04:48 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by kai
I also think this is a later "devolution" of the kocet-kocetan hilt based on the common misunderstanding that it represents a horse...
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5909
Perhaps. Still i see very little stylistic links to the kocet-kocetan. The posture is different, there are "human" legs and arms and an object is held in the hands. Horses are a common theme in Madurese hilts so it doesn't seem too far fetched that a horse theme was the original intent here as well.
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