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A Lovely and Interesting Malay Sword

19th July 2017, 07:37 AM

asomotif

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

To my eye, this pommel is not Indonesian workmanship, nor is it Malay workmanship. Both composition and execution do not fit within this SE Asian context.

The lion has a middle eastern feeling to me.
The combination is plain ugly imo, there should have been a horn carving on top.

Best regards,
Willem

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