Figural !

[David]

Nice examples Rick. Those first two are quite interesting, though i'm not sure that first one is Balinese.
These last two, however, seem beyond the intent of this particular thread. They seem a bit too much of a stretch for me. They are abstract hilts, not figural, no matter what our imagination allows us to see in the form. While i do believe the hidden figures are intentional it is not what we generally mean when we talk about figural hilts. If we were to follow this track then EVERY keris hilt would be included as "figural" hilts since they pretty much all allude to such forms one way or another.

[A. G. Maisey]

It may be useful to have a look at this previous thread:-

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=dvarapala

[A. G. Maisey]

Another one.

[rasjid]

Here's mine.
Unfortunately the bottom part of the ivory has been cut away ( or maybe eaten by rat.... not sure).

[A. G. Maisey]

A few more.

[Bejo]

Hi,

This is my figural hilt collection. Any idea about this hilt origin?

Thank you,

Best regards,

Joe

[Marcokeris]

Originally Posted by Bejo

Hi,

This is my figural hilt collection. Any idea about this hilt origin?

Thank you,

Best regards,

Joe

It could be East Java

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Bejo

Any idea about this hilt origin?

Hello Joe,

your hilt could show Bima, in many books it's described as this and like Marco said could originate from East Java.
Here my example, sadly with carved away crown/bun.

Regards,
Detlef