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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey
I reckon this is out of Central Jawa.
The wood and workmanship is right for there, and there are lots of old Dutch buildings , some even now still have old fences with either forged or cast finials.
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Rather an amusing evolution, though. The decorative finials recall a time when sharpened spear heads were mounted on the top of much higher walls to help discourage the revolting peasants from, well, revolting. So here we have a cast iron finial with no real function beyond decoration being converted to its original function, a weapon. Not a very good weapon, mind you, but I imagine having it stiffly thrust into the belly or ribs would get one's attention....
Fenris