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Mark · 20th April 2005, 02:09 PM

I agree with Andrew's observations. The handle IMO is clearly Burmese, or at least by a Burmese artisan. In particular, the depiction of demons is not something that you would see in Islamic are, but is something very common in Burmese ivory carving. The vegetal motif is distinctively Burmese.

The blade looks like a kilij; in any event the drastic curve would be highly unusual in a dha/daab. I doubt it is from Brunei, unless someone picked up a Burmese handle that they liked and had it mounted on a kilij, or kilij-inspired, blade.

By the way, someone got a fantastic deal on lot #2829.

20th April 2005, 02:09 PM	#4
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	I agree with Andrew's observations. The handle IMO is clearly Burmese, or at least by a Burmese artisan. In particular, the depiction of demons is not something that you would see in Islamic are, but is something very common in Burmese ivory carving. The vegetal motif is distinctively Burmese. The blade looks like a kilij; in any event the drastic curve would be highly unusual in a dha/daab. I doubt it is from Brunei, unless someone picked up a Burmese handle that they liked and had it mounted on a kilij, or kilij-inspired, blade. By the way, someone got a fantastic deal on lot #2829.