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[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by David

I am not convinced that the belalai gajah is an add-on, but there does seem to be something strange going on there. Possibly a good traditional washing might reveal more.

What I meant is... it had one, but broke and repaired with an add-on to replace the broken portion.

Originally Posted by David

Certainly not Javanese as Shahrial has said. Malay, possibly Sulawesi???

I don't think it's Sulawesi... I'm leaning more toward Riau-Lingga.

Originally Posted by David

I am curious why you suspect about 1860 as a possible date. It is certainly possible, but it is a bit more exacting than i think most would venture. Do you have some sort of provenance that has lead you to this date?
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Yes, I'm curious too, about the date...