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16th June 2014, 04:43 AM
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Top guns, my foot :-)
To join the "mis-attribution company" with Oldman is a badge of honor! |
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16th June 2014, 07:58 AM
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Very impressive... Also note http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16143
Ibrahiim al Balooshi. 
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16th June 2014, 05:07 PM
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A colleague from another forum found this picture of Dahomean amazons: notice the handle of an identical form under the belt of the woman on the right.
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17th June 2014, 10:25 AM
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This may be of interest.
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17th June 2014, 11:46 PM
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Quote:
Well that puts me off going to the party....  Spiral |
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18th June 2014, 02:11 AM
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Yes, I know this one: same swords on the left hip.
I knew of the bronze art of Benin, but this is the first time I see such an organized Damascus pattern on the African sword. I did find the Buttin's example, and understand why he and Oldman never even thought of Africa as a source. Any other examples? |
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