Hello Charles,
another very special kampilan - thanks!
Usually, the "eye" got placed at the intersection of the carved lines - this pommel apparently never had this intersection and seems closer to the hilt style that usually comes without "eyes"...
The holes appear not only quite different but also to be of different age? There also seem to be okir motifs carved into the cut-outs which would conflict with them being filled with inlays! Could it be that this unusual panel of the pommel was originally filled with deep okir carving and possibly a smallish coin attached in the middle (an unusual location as already noted)? And that later the okir got removed and the cut-out filled with some inlay (without any eye)?
Regards,
Kai
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