Figural !

RSWORD · 6th July 2014, 04:13 AM

I will add a few examples. Bali?

RSWORD · 6th July 2014, 04:16 AM

I love the endless knot motif worked into this example.

RSWORD · 6th July 2014, 04:18 AM

Very abstract yet upon close review you can see facial features.

RSWORD · 6th July 2014, 04:21 AM

Same as previous one. Very abstract but I can make out a face.

RSWORD · 6th July 2014, 04:25 AM

This is an interesting one. I see a dragon in the abstract carving and there are also 2 Chinese style dragons carved on the sides of the handle. There is also an Arabic inscription to boot on the handle.

David · 6th July 2014, 05:48 PM

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 · 6th July 2014, 11:38 PM

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

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

6th July 2014, 04:13 AM	#1
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,087	I will add a few examples. Bali? Attached Images

6th July 2014, 04:16 AM	#2
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,087	I love the endless knot motif worked into this example. Attached Images

6th July 2014, 04:18 AM	#3
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,087	Very abstract yet upon close review you can see facial features. Attached Images

6th July 2014, 04:21 AM	#4
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,087	Same as previous one. Very abstract but I can make out a face. Attached Images

6th July 2014, 04:25 AM	#5
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,087	This is an interesting one. I see a dragon in the abstract carving and there are also 2 Chinese style dragons carved on the sides of the handle. There is also an Arabic inscription to boot on the handle. Attached Images

6th July 2014, 05:48 PM	#6
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,229	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. Last edited by David; 7th July 2014 at 02:24 PM.

6th July 2014, 11:38 PM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,048	It may be useful to have a look at this previous thread:- http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=dvarapala