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1st May 2016, 01:58 PM

mariusgmioc

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Originally Posted by Jean

Hello Marius,
The Blambangan area stayed Hindu until the late 18th Century if I remember well, and figural handles depicting Hindu deities continued to be made in West Java (Cirebon & Banten) until the 20th Century.
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You see! That's exactly why I posted my comment!

Thank you once more!

And greetings from... Bandung/Java!

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