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19th May 2017, 12:27 AM
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any chance of a good close up of one of the coins ?
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19th May 2017, 06:45 AM
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I cant tell you what it is but a similar sold at auction not to long ago (not to me). Posting a picture of it. I does look a little Indo-Persian.
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19th May 2017, 09:41 AM
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Thinreadline, thank you also. I will post closeups of the "imitation coins" later. |
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20th May 2017, 12:49 PM
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This is just a suggestion, and I can see the problems with it, but could it be a falcon's perch?
Regards Richard |
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20th May 2017, 05:59 PM
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Richard,
Interesting, I also thought of falcon's perch. I saw a few, and they do have spikes to be pushed into the ground, although the top is almost always has horizontal bar for falcon's claws to grab comfortably. The wooden ball with chains may make it uncomfortable for the bird to land on. Colin, I also saw similar devices as being described as self-flagellation for Ashura, although with longer chains. Mine has quite short links, although this may have be intended due to ceremonial purposes. I also have not seen any viable references or more detailed descriptions for these. Also, here are closeups of the coins. They do not look Eastern. |
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