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Rick · 24th June 2005, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Rick, I am out too, but I have a last comment. You may be right about the Balinese carving tradition on these figures, but what I was more interested in was the iconography, not the carving technique.

I guess we may be on the same page here Jens but I am not quite positive .
The figures in the links presented lack the typical Balinese embellishments as are seen on the keris handles we have discussed ; so I see them as not really Balinese in nature .

Ian · 29th June 2005, 04:27 PM

Recently finished on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7332028583

Seems to be a somewhat more conventional representation with respect to the trunk, although the hand postures are atypical. This one does not strike me as being very old.

Ian.

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29th June 2005, 04:27 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,469	Recently finished on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7332028583 Seems to be a somewhat more conventional representation with respect to the trunk, although the hand postures are atypical. This one does not strike me as being very old. Ian.