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5th December 2005, 02:03 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Greenville, NC
Posts: 1,854
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Absolutely gorgeous piece!! I am wondering if the chape was perhaps recarved later, perhaps after damage. It is so ornate and delicate it is not practical or typical of chapes seen on most Indo-Malay pieces. The age certainly seems to match with the scabbard mouth though.
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